Umami Beef Stir Fry Food

CHINESE BEEF STIR FRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: In a small bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
• Stir-fry: Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the onion and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until starting to soften. Add in the beef, and season generously with salt and pepper. Sauté until almost browned, breaking it up as you go, about 4 minutes. Add in the mushrooms and continue to stir-fry for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add in the garlic, ginger and season again with salt and pepper.* Cook until aromatic, about 1 minute.
• Add in the sauce and cook for an additional 2 minutes, or until everything is coated and the beef is cooked through. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Serve: Add rice or noodles to the bottom of serving bowls and top with beef. Alternatively, this beef is really good in lettuce wraps! Garnish with desired toppings and serve warm. Enjoy!

UMAMI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine liquid marinade ingredients in a 2 cup heat proof measure, heat in the microwave (or in a pan of hot water) just enough to thin the honey, stir to combine, add spices, stir.
• Allow to cool.
• Meanwhile trim all fat from beef, slice up meat, place meat and marinade in a 1 gallon ziploc bag, remove all air from bag and refrigerate for 4 to 48 hours.
• Remove meat from marinade, drain in colander, reserve strained marinade!
• In a wok or large skillet over medium/high with teaspoon of sesame oil (just enough to coat pan when wiped with a paper towel) cook meat until lightly browned, stirring constantly.
• Pull meat from center of pan and add chopped vegetables and 1/4 cup of water.
• Cover and bring to a simmer.
• Cook until veggies are tender, about 5 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached, be sure to stir every few minutes after the first 5.
• Remove meat/veggie mixture, pour reserved marinade into pan, bring to a boil.
• Allow to boil for a minute or two to kill any bacteria that was present from the marination process.
• While stirring constantly, slowly pour cornstarch mixture into heated marinade until desired thickness is reached it may not take all the cornstarch.
• Just GO SLOW as once the thickening process starts it happens almost instantly.
• Add meat/veggies back into the sauce, toss to mix and coat, pour onto a serving platter.
• Serve with white rice.