Filipino Beef Stir-Fry

  4.2 – 35 reviews  • Beef

A slice of this guava pie will transport you to the tropics. It’s sweet, delicious, and nutmeg and cinnamon spiced, making it ideal for dessert.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound New York strip steak, thinly sliced
  2. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  3. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  4. 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
  5. 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  6. 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
  7. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  8. 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  9. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  10. 1 pound snow peas
  11. ¾ cup green peas
  12. 1 medium carrot, sliced
  13. 2 stalks celery, sliced
  14. 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks

Instructions

  1. Place sliced steak in a large bowl; sprinkle cornstarch over top and toss to coat.
  2. Whisk soy sauce and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves; pour over the steak. Mix and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Add snow peas, green peas, carrot, celery, and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove vegetables from the skillet.
  5. Remove steak from the marinade, shaking off any excess moisture; discard the marinade.
  6. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet. Fry steak in the hot skillet to your desired degree of doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Add the vegetables back to the skillet; mix well and cook until just heated through. Serve hot.
  7. The magazine version of this recipe (called Beef Stir-Fry with Snow Peas) may be slightly different than the online version. Please follow directions carefully for whichever version you are using.

Reviews

Michelle Kramer
Left out the celery & carrots but added baby corn & bamboo shoots. Marinated the meat for 2 days and it was delicious! I didn’t measure anything so it’s very forgiving ??. My husband wished there was a sauce so I may try to figure that out next time! Added some chili paste for spice too
Charles Cameron
I made this and it was a hint. I used recipe as was written, but had no peas so used snow peas and had bean sprouts so added them. I will make again.
Matthew Thomas
horrible
Jose Griffith
Excellent! Thanks!
Alan Orozco
This is one of my favorites…
Robin Parker
LOVED LOVED LOVED this. The key is the oyster sauce…tastes nothing like oysters btw. It is the secret to making a dish at home that tasted like you ordered takeout from an authentic Asian restaurant.
Mr. Corey Freeman MD
I make this quite a bit now. I like the flavor of the oyster sauce. It gives it a distinctive Asian flavor. Wish it were a little more saucy, though.
Gail Thomas
Made this and the family loved it. Very little leftover and that my wife took to work for lunch. The meat was very tender and flavorful. Will make again .
Mary Ortega
It was rather mediocre I’d make it again if I was in a pinch but it wasn’t what I was expecting…
Daniel Johnson
A good recipe. Nothing amazing. I didn’t have oyster sauce, so that may have been a factor.
Edward Fisher
I’ve made this time and again and it’s always a huge hit with the family. Thank you for this amazing recipe!
William Hernandez
It didn’t have enough flavor, like it was missing something or several somethings. My son (who is half Filipino) didn’t like it and my husband didn’t even eat any. 🙁
Terri Thompson
I doubled the meat since I have young boys who have a hearty appetite. I increased the veggies as well. I used snap peas instead of snow peas which worked fine. I adjusted the spices accordingly. It was very good.
Sydney Woodward
Its sooo good! Added 2 more tbsp of oyster sauce and also added half more tbps of soy sauce to the marinade.. Did not have snap peas so I omitted that.. But added green bell peppers
Victoria Mccann
Excellent for a busy week night dinner. Favors blended well. I made my rice in my electric pressured cooker in 6 minutes to serve along side this. For a very thin slice on your meat I left mine partially frozen. This was easier to slice very thin for a quick fry. I had all the ingredients on hand. But is easy enough to use any vegetable thank you.
Julia Golden
My family loved this. My dad used to enjoy beef and brocolli. He can’t eat broccoli anymore. This was such a treat for him. Thank you!!
Tony Daniels
This meal is delish! The only thing I altered was I doubled the recipe for the marinade bc it seemed like there wasn’t much of anything in the bowl. I didn’t add the peas and celery because my family aren’t fans. Everything else was followed as described and it was a hit! This meal will be in our rotation for sure!
Crystal Estrada
Very delicious recipe love it would be making it again 🙂
Cynthia Larsen
Just a wonderful meal
Aaron Charles
This was an easy recipe that even my boyfriend was able to cook and it turned out very tasty!!! The mix of vegetables is perfect!!!
Stephen Ball
i tweeked this recipe so much, it’s not even close to original so i don’t feel right calling this a review. it was fantastic! but, what seperats it from stir-fry is i laid out the beef strips( like bacon) in 1/8″ deep hot oil and fried it until it just began to get a nice crispy “finish”. note: the cornstarch sticks to the pan almost immediately, so gently turn the meat and stay on your toes. a bit time consuming, but worth it! i added 2 more Tblsp oyster sauce and sweetened it with 2T hoisin sauce.

 

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