This tasty 30-minute Asian beef entree is made in a delicious soy sauce mixture with brown sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes and ginger. Great for weeknight dinners. Gluten free.
2 1/4lbs.sirloin steak or sizzlerscut in thin strips
1onionchopped
4miniature bell peppersseeded and sliced in rings
3clovesgarlicminced
2cupsmatchsticks carrotsor sliced carrots
1/2cuplow sodium, gluten free soy sauce(I use Tamari-lite by San-J)
1/4cupapple cider vinegar
2tbsp.sesame oil
1/4cupavocado oilplus more for frying beef
1/2tsp.ground black pepper
1/2cupbrown sugarloosely packed
1tsp.ginger
1cupcornstarchor as needed
1/4tsp.crushed red pepper flakes
2tbsp.sesame seedsplus more for sprinkling over the top
3cupshot, cooked rice or wild rice blendto serve with
Instructions
Slice sirloin steak or sizzlers into thin strips.
Coat with cornstarch.
Pour about ¼ to ½ cup of avocado oil into a hot skillet.
Fry beef in batches until crispy, about 5 minutes on each side.
Set aside.
Meanwhile, pour about ¼ cup of avocado oil in another skillet.
Add onions.
Sauté 2 minutes until transluscent.
Add carrots and bell peppers.
Sauté a few minutes.
Add garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes and sauté a few more minutes.
Finally, add soy sauce, cider vinegar, sesame oil, pepper, brown sugar and sesame seeds.
Reduce heat to low and cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
Combine cooked beef with sauce and stir until well combined.
Sprinkle with additional sesame seeds, if desired.
Serve over hot, cooked rice.
Notes
NOTE: I soaked the rice in water about 45 minutes before cooking.NOTE: A very thin cut bottom round steak cut pre-cut about 1/8" or 1/16" thick for stir fry works really well for this recipe. The beef cooks very quickly and does not get tough.NOTE: If you slice the beef too thickly, it will be too tough. The steak must be very thinly sliced in order to work. Be sure to cut slices across the grain so the beef will be more tender.NOTE: You can also use a more tender cut of meat like sirloin sizzlers or tenderloin.