Quick and Easy Beef Sesame Ginger Stir Fry
This insanely delicious beef and green bean stir fry is loaded with a hefty amount of ginger and a kiss of sesame for a quick and easy weeknight meal!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/4 cup vegetable, canola, or grapeseed oil, divided
- 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon mirin
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lb. beef top sirloin steak, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 large handfuls thin, fresh green beans, trimmed
Instructions
- Whisk together cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl. Reserve.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons of the oil, ginger, tamari, low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and red pepper flakes. Reserve.
- Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium high heat until it shimmers.
- Working in batches add beef to the pan, and sear for 2-3minutes, stirring occasionally until no longer pink.
- Remove beef from the pan, and reserve on a plate.
- Add the soy sauce mixture and the beans to the pan.
- Reduce heat to medium, and cook until beans are bright green and crisp tender, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Add the beef back to the pan, and stir in the cornstarch slurry.
- Stir until mixture is thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Serve on cooked rice, or noodles.