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30-Minute Chinese Beef and Pepper Stir Fry
This 30-Minute Chinese Beef and Pepper Stir Fry uses thinly sliced sirloin steak marinated briefly with soy sauces, rice wine, and baking soda for tenderness. Stir-fried quickly with colorful bell peppers, onion, garlic, ginger, and fermented black beans, it delivers a savory sauce thickened with potato starch. The dish balances tender beef strips and crisp-tender vegetables for a classic Chinese stir-fry flavor and texture.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
381 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) sirloin steak sliced into thin strips
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp soy sauce light
- 2 tsp Shaoxing wine or regular rice wine, Chinese rice wine
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp peanut oil divided, or grape seed oil
- 1 green bell pepper sliced into 1/2 inch strips, small
- 1 red pepper sliced into 1/2 inch strips, small
- 1 onion sliced, small
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp fermented black beans or 3 tbsp black bean sauce, douchi
For the sauce
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) chicken stock preferably low sodium
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp potato starch or cornstarch
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine Chinese rice wine
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Cut the beef into thin strips against the grain. Marinate with dark and light soy sauces, shaoxing rice wine, and baking soda for 5 minutes.
- Make the sauce; Blend chicken stock, sugar, shaoxing wine, potato starch (or cornstarch), black pepper and sesame oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Rinse the fermented black beans with water once. I like to roughly chop them but that’s an optional. Set it aside.
- Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat until it smokes. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the wok. Add the marinated beef strips in single layer and stir-fry until beef is almost cooked but not fully, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer beef to a plate.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to hot wok. Add ginger, garlic, and rinsed black beans and stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add onions, red and green peppers, stir-frying till they're tender yet crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
- Return beef to the wok, pour the sauce, and blend well. It should thicken the sauce immediately. Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds if you like. Serve immediately with rice.
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Notes
- If sirloin isn't available, try NY strip, flank steak, or skirt steak as substitutes without altering the recipe method.
Nutrition Information
Calories
381kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
795mg
(33%)
Potassium
525mg
(11%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1060IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
65mg
(72%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 381
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 381kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 795mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 525mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1060IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 65mg | 72% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.