Beef Stir Fry With Peanut Sauce Recipes

BEEF STIR FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare Beef: Pat beef dry with paper towels if wet. Cut into thin 1/4-inch slices against grain (Note 4). Add beef to large mixing bowl, and evenly sprinkle corn starch over beef. Toss together until beef is well-coated. Set aside.
• Make Sauce: Add all peanut sauce ingredients to small bowl and vigorously stir until very smooth. While stirring, sauce will initially appear clumpy, but will quickly develop smooth consistency. Set aside.
• Cook Carrots: Heat oil in large nonstick pan (Note 5) over medium heat. Add carrots and cook until softened, a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cook Beef: Add beef to pan with carrots. Cook until beef is mostly browned with little pink remaining, a few minutes, spreading well and flipping slices to brown all sides. Tongs or chopsticks may be useful for this.
• Add Sauce: Add peanut sauce and peanuts to pan, stirring everything together for a minute until beef and carrots are evenly coated with sauce. Turn off heat.
• Serve: Briefly stir in sliced scallions. Serve immediately (Notes 6-7).

BEEF STIR FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place soy sauce, rice vinegar, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of sesame oil in a large skillet. Add sliced beef and cook until browned, stirring frequently. Remove from pan and drain any liquid from pan.
• Return pan to stove and heat remaining teaspoon of sesame oil. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, about 15 seconds. Add vegetables, stirring and tossing frequently until crisp-tender and still brightly colored (about four minutes).
• Add beef back to pan with veggies and stir. Add sauce to pan and stir until everything is combined.
• Serve on top of rice and garnish with chopped green onions and chopped peanuts, if desired.

BEEF STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter, 1 tablespoon peanut oil, chile sauce, and sesame oil together in a bowl until smooth. Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl until the cornstarch is dissolved.
• Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet until smoking. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned, about 3 minutes. Remove beef with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the drippings remaining in the skillet and heat until near smoking. Cook and stir carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, broccoli, green onions, garlic, and ginger in the drippings and oil mixture until the vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes.
• Return beef to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Clear a space in the center of the beef and vegetables. Pour vinegar mixture and cornstarch mixture into the cleared space; stir together for a few seconds, then toss with vegetables and beef. Place a cover on the skillet and cook until sauce thickens and sticks to vegetables, about 5 minutes.

BEEF STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir in peanut butter and 3 tablespoons soy sauce; set aside., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry the beef, pepper and remaining soy sauce in oil until meat is no longer pink; remove and keep warm. Add the peppers, bamboo shoots, carrot and pepper flakes; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Return beef mixture to the pan. Serve with rice.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH GREEN BEANS AND PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg whites, sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch until foamy; season with salt and pepper. Add the beef and chives, toss to coat in the marinade and stick it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Pour the peanut oil in a large skillet or wok and place over high heat. When the oil is smoking hot, add 1/2 of the beef. (If you fry all the meat at once the oil temperature will drop and the beef will stew instead of crisp.) Fry for 2 minutes then remove to a paper towel to drain; repeat with the remaining beef. Very carefully drain all but 2 tablespoons of the hot oil into a safe container.
• Stir-fry the ginger, garlic, green onions, and chile in the remaining oil until they perfume. Add the green beans; season with salt and pepper. Stir-fry the beans for 2 minutes until crisp-tender; remove from the pan. Mix the chicken broth with the remaining tablespoon of cornstarch to make a slurry and add it to the pan. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, peanut butter, and orange peel. Simmer until the sauce is thick, about 5 minutes. Return the beef and green beans to the pan, tossing to coat in the sauce. Garnish with chopped peanuts and serve with rice.

PEANUT GINGER BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir in the plum sauce, ginger, soy sauce and pepper flakes; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. , In the same pan, stir-fry the red pepper, broccoli, carrots, onions and garlic until tender. Return beef to the pan. Whisk the plum sauce mixture; stir into skillet. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in peanuts. Serve with rice if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

BEEF AND CABBAGE STIR-FRY WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• If you have time, pop the steak in the freezer for 5 minutes; that will make the meat easier to cut.
• Peel, trim and grate the carrots (on a box grater or in a food processor fitted with a shredding disk). Mince the garlic. Remove any loose outer leaves from the cabbage, then cut it in half and core it. Cut the cabbage halves into very thin slices. If using peanuts, coarsely chop them.
• Stir the peanut butter to re-incorporate any oil on the top, if needed. Whisk together the peanut butter, juice, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Meanwhile, trim any visible fat from the steak. Cut the meat crosswise into very thin slices.
• Add the garlic to the hot oil and cook for 30 seconds, stirring so it doesn't burn. Add the steak and stir-fry for 2 to 4 minutes, until barely browned but not completely cooked through. Use tongs to transfer to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to the wok or skillet. When it is hot, add the cabbage and 2 tablespoons of the water. Stir-fry for 3 to 5 minutes so the cabbage starts to wilt. Add the carrots and the remaining tablespoons of water as needed to keep the vegetables from sticking.
• Return the steak to the wok or skillet, along with any accumulated juices; stir to incorporate. Pour in the peanut sauce and stir-fry to heat through and coat evenly.
• Divide among individual wide, shallow bowls; if you're serving this stir-fry on top of noodles, sprinkle each portion with 1/2 teaspoon of the toasted sesame oil before adding the stir-fry on top. Garnish with a sprinkling of the chopped peanuts, if using. Serve hot.