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30 Minute Beef Teriyaki
The 30 Minute Beef Teriyaki recipe creates tender, thinly sliced strip steak coated with a glossy, thickened soy-based teriyaki sauce flavored with garlic, ginger, and a touch of red pepper flakes. It's garnished with sliced scallions and sesame seeds, offering a balance of savory, sweet, and mildly spicy elements in a quick pan-cooked dish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
466 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Japanese, Asian-American Fusion
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce or Tamari*
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 TB apple cider vinegar
- 3 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 TB ginger freshly grated
- 1 TB cornstarch
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 strip steak 10-12 oz each, 1 inch thick
- 2 TB vegetable oil
- 2 scallions sliced thin
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger, cornstarch, and pepper flakes.
- Pat steaks dry with paper towels. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until smoking. Add steaks and cook just until well browned, 3-5 min per side. Transfer to plate and tent with foil at least 5 min.
- Wipe out skillet and add soy sauce mixture. Simmer over medium heat until sauce is thickened, 2 min.
- Slice steaks thin against the grain and transfer to platter. Pour sauce over steak and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds.
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Notes
- Use Tamari as a gluten-free alternative to regular soy sauce in this recipe.
- Slice the steak against the grain to ensure the beef remains tender and easy to eat.
- Serve over jasmine rice and pair with air-fried broccoli to round out the meal.
- Adjust cooking times accordingly if you make substitutions or variations in this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
734mg
(31%)
Potassium
767mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
79IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 734mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 767mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 79IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.