• 2 pounds beef flank steak, tenderloin, sirloin, stewing beef; thinly sliced 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick across grain or diagonally
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1 cup beef broth
• ¾ cup soy sauce
• ¾ cup dry sherry or oyster sauce
• 2 tblsp sesame oil
• ½ cup brown sugar packed or honey
• 3 tblsp garlic minced
• 2 tblsp ginger minced
• ¼ cup cornstarch or potato starch
• ¼ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper more or less to taste
• 1 tblsp crushed red pepper flakes dried, optional, more or less to taste
• 4 cups rice or noodles of your choice, cooked
• green onions optional for serving, thinly sliced green onions or toasted sesame seeds
• sesame seeds optional for serving, thinly sliced green onions or toasted sesame seeds

Vegetables (up to 6 cups worth)

• 1 cup bell peppers green, yellow or red; cored, sliced
• 2 cups mushroom fresh, sliced
• 2 cups broccoli florets or cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups sugar snap peas trimmed
• 2 cups cauliflower optional, florets, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups carrot optional, sliced