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Stir Fry Beef Strips Recipe - TheShyFoodBlogger

Jamaican-Style Stir Fry Beef

You’re going to love making this Jamaican-style stir-fry beef recipe so much. Lightly seasoned beef stir-fried with simple veggies, then simmered in a savory browning sauce. It’s going to be all the raves at the dinner table.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Jamaican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Beef Marinade:
  • 1 lb beef strip or beef flank cut in ½-inch-thick sizes
  • 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp white wine
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Stir Fry Vegetables:
  • 1 cup cabbage chopped
  • 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
  • 1 medium onion chopped and separated into layers
  • 1 medium red sweet pepper julienne; optional
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil
  • 3 stalks escallion cut into halves, then into halves again
Sauce:
  • 1 inch ginger finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp browning sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ cup water or broth
  • 1 tsp all-purpose flour cornstarch
  • 1 ½ tsp all-purpose seasoning

Method
 

  1. Rinse your beef in vinegar and water. Pat dry to remove excess water.
  2. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
  3. Season beef strips with marinade ingredients in a bowl as listed above. Set aside for 2 hours or overnight.
  4. Over high heat oil in a large frying pan, saute onion, cabbage, and carrots for 1-3 minutes. Add the white part of the onion and remaining vegetables except the pepper and stir for another minute.
  5. Remove vegetables and set aside.
  6. In the same pan over medium heat, fry beef strips for 3-5 minutes or until brown. Do it in batches to prevent overcrowding.
  7. Remove beef. Deglaze the pan with the sauce and add back the cooked beef, then stir to coat your beef and allow the sauce to thicken.
  8. Once the sauce thickens, add scotch bonnet pepper, stir-fry vegetables, and combine everything. Top with green parts of the escallion and cover for 1-3 minutes, then remove heat.
  9. Serve.

Notes

Notes For Cooking Stir Fry Beef Strips 

  • Fry beef strips in batches to prevent overcrowding the pan. 
  • Switch things up with other vegetables such as string beans, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, or any other veggies of your choice. 
  • Substitute white wine for broth or rice vinegar. You can also use water. 
  • I recently learned that using baking soda can tenderize your meat. It works great for this recipe. 
  • Remove scotch bonnet pepper for less spice, or remove seeds before chopping up.