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Beef with Oyster Sauce (蚝油牛肉)
Beef with oyster sauce features extra tender and juicy beef stir fried with crisp asparagus brought together with a savory and sweet brown sauce. It is a quick and healthy dish to make for your weekday dinner! {Gluten-Free Adaptable}
To make the dish gluten free, use tamari to replace the light and dark soy sauce. And make sure to use a gluten-free oyster sauce.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
269 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
Marinating
- 1 lb flank steak or skirt steak, beef
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or soy sauce, light
- 1 teaspoon peanut oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or soy sauce, light
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (or soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Stir fry
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1/2 white onion , sliced
- 3 cloves garlic , sliced
- 1 thumb ginger , sliced
- 1 lb asparagus , tough ends removed and cut to bite size pieces (or 1 bell pepper)
Instructions
- Add the beef and the rest of the marinating ingredients into a medium-sized bowl. Mix well and allow marinate while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the beef and spread out into a single layer without overlapping. Cook until the bottom turns golden, 1 minute or so. Flip to cook the other side until just cooked, 1 minute or so. Transfer the beef to a large plate.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil, onion, garlic and ginger. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the asparagus. Cook until just starting to soften, 1 minute or so.
- Stir the sauce again to fully dissolve the cornstarch and pour it into the pan. Stir a few times until it thickens.
- Return the beef to the pan and stir to coat everything well. Transfer everything to a big plate and serve hot as a main dish.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
269kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
10.3g
(3%)
Protein
27.2g
(54%)
Fat
13.1g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3.3g
(17%)
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
656mg
(27%)
Potassium
546mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4.3g
(9%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
17mg
(94%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 269
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 269kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 10.3g | 3% |
| Protein | 27.2g | 54% |
| Fat | 13.1g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.3g | 17% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 656mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 546mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4.3g | 9% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 17mg | 94% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.