Filipino Beef Stir-Fry

Description

This is an easy Pinoy recipe if you don’t have much time. The beef can be sliced and marinated ahead of time making the meat even tastier. Eat the dish alone or serve with rice. Use a tender cut such as New York steak or prime rib.

Ingredients

  • 2 (1/2 pound) New York strip steaks, sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pound snow peas
  • ¾ cup green peas
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
  • ¼ cup oil for deep frying

Instructions

  1. Place sliced steak in a large bowl; sprinkle cornstarch over top and toss to coat.
  2. Whisk soy sauce and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves; pour over the steak. Mix and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil; cook and stir until tender
  4. 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Add snow peas
  6. green peas
  7. carrot
  8. celery
  9. and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender
  10. 7 to 10 minutes. Remove vegetables from the skillet.
  11. Remove steak from the marinade
  12. shaking off any excess moisture; discard the marinade.
  13. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet. Fry steak in the hot skillet to your desired degree of doneness
  14. 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Add the vegetables back to the skillet; mix well and cook until just heated through. Serve hot.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 4

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