Garlic Pepper Beef Stir Fry Chinese Style Vegan Recipes

EASY CLASSIC CHINESE BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine the cornstarch and 2 tbsp of water in a small bowl, mix until smooth.
• Mix in remaining Sauce ingredients EXCEPT the 1/3 cup water.
• Place the beef and 2 tbsp of Sauce in a bowl and mix gently. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Add 1/3 cup water into the remaining Sauce. Set aside.
• Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add garlic and cook for 15 seconds.
• Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the beef and cook until it changes colour from red to light brown but not cooked through.
• Add bell pepper and carrots and stir fry for 30 seconds.
• Add Sauce and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add pak choy and scallions/shallots and cook for a further 1 minute until the Sauce is thickened.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro, if using.

GARLIC PEPPER "BEEF" STIR-FRY, CHINESE-STYLE (VEGAN)

Steps:

• You can see the photos above to see a step-by-step on how this dish is cooked.
• Rehydrating the soy/plant-based meat: Rehydrate the pieces by placing these in a heat proof bowl and soaking in boiling hot water until doubled or even tripled in size. You can also rehydrate the soy pieces overnight. I simply place these in a container and add room temperature water to soak the chunks in.
• Squeeze out the liquid from each piece. If your soy pieces are the type that are in larger pieces, you can break these apart into small pieces/strips.
• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing everything together. Feel free to adjust to your taste.
• Mix the rehydrated soy chunks/protein with the corn starch, sesame oil, grated ginger, Shaoxing wine (or broth). Coat the pieces well. Leave to sit for at least 10 minutes. You can prepare this beforehand and just leave in the refrigerator until read to cook.
• Stir-frying: Heat a large skillet or wok over medium high heat. Once hot, add in some oil. Stir-fry the onion and bell peppers over med high heat for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned and the bell peppers are tender. Move the onions to the side of the pan, then add in some more oil. Stir-fry the garlic until aromatic, around 1-2 minutes.
• Mix everything together then add in the soy strips/plant-based meat.
• Cook the pieces down for 1-2 minutes over med high heat. Give the sauce another good mix to make sure the start isn't sitting at the bottom. Pour in the sauce and then mix well to coat all of the pieces. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until the pieces have absorbed the sauce and the sauce has thickened. Lower the heat to medium if needed and keep an eye out and make sure to move the pieces around to make sure to nice and cooked, but be careful not to leave these to burn since the sauce has sugar that can easily burn.
• Taste the pieces and feel free to season with more vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce or soy sauce, to taste if needed. You can also add more freshly ground black pepper, if you'd like.
• Turn off the heat then serve your garlic black pepper "beef" with some steamed rice or noodles for a perfectly hearty meal.

STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH GARLIC AND PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat wok over medium high heat until hot.
• Add 3tsp oil.
• Swirl to coat.
• Add onion and garlic. Stir-fry 1-2 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• Increase heat to high, Add 3 tsp oil and half the beef. Stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove from wok to plate. Repeat with remaining beef.
• Blend together 1 tablespoon stock and cornflour. Combine mixture with remaining stock, pepper, soy and hoisin sauce. Pour into wok.
• Cook stirring for 3 minutes until sauce comes to the boil.
• Return beef and onion mixture to wok.
• Stir fry 2 minutes until all heated through.