Beef Stir Fry with Green Beans

Savor tender beef sirloin stir-fried with crisp green beans, vibrant green onions, and a savory blend of garlic, ginger, and oyster sauce. It's quick, tasty, and oh-so-satisfying!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword Asian cuisine, beef stir fry, green beans, quick meal, weeknight dinner

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 400kcal

Author Liza A

Ingredients

4 tbsp vegetable oil divided
1 lb green beans trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 1 ½ lb beef sirloin steak, sliced thinly
8 green onions cut into 2-inch pieces
4 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp grated ginger

Sauce

1/3 cup chicken broth
¼ cup oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

In a bowl, whisk together ingredients for sauce. Set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over high heat. Add green beans and cook, stirring occasionally, until spotty brown,5-7 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in now empty skillet over high heat. Pat dry steak with paper towels. Add half of steak to skillet and cook 2-3 minutes, or until brown. Transfer to bowl with green beans and repeat with 1 tbsp oil and remaining steak.
Add remaining tbsp oil and green onions to now empty skillet. Stir-fry green onions for a minute. Clear center of skillet, add garlic and ginger, and cook for 30 seconds. Stir garlic and ginger mixture into green onions, then return green beans and steak, along with accumulated juices into the skillet and stir to combine.
Whisk sauce to recombine, and then add to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened, about 30 seconds.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe source: America’s Test Kitchen: The Best Simple Recipes.

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