For a simple, tasty stir fry, stick with cabbage and peppers or use the meat and vegetables you already have on hand. This is devoured by the husband and kids before I can take a good picture! Over rice, please. This makes plenty for 4 people to have second helpings or a delicious cold lunch the following day. Beef works just as well as pig, chicken, or shellfish. Add more vegetables as needed, excluding more brassicas. broccoli can be used in instead of cabbage, if preferred. Excellent stir-fry made with whatever was in the fridge. Enjoy!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 small head cabbage, thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, sliced (Optional)
- 8 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- ½ cup sesame oil, divided
- 1 pound beef tenderloin, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup water
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Mix cabbage and red bell peppers together in a bowl. Mix onion, garlic, and ginger together in a separate bowl.
- Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; add 1/4 cup sesame oil. Cook and stir beef and onion mixture in the hot oil until beef is browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cabbage mixture to beef mixture; cook, stirring quickly, until cabbage wilts, onion begins to brown, and beef is fully cooked, about 5 minutes.
- Stir remaining 1/4 cup sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and black pepper into beef and cabbage mixture; toss to coat. Mix water and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour into beef and cabbage mixture. Cook and stir until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes.
- Beef slices easily against the grain if semi-frozen.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 306 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 48 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 503 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |