Description
A delicious stir-fry featuring tender beef, fresh green beans, and mushrooms, seasoned with a flavorful black pepper marinade.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ pound flank steak, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed and snapped into 2–3 inch pieces
- 1 cup mushrooms, sliced (button or cremini)
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 slices fresh ginger, unpeeled
- 3 tablespoons canola oil (divided)
- ¼ cup water
- Salt, to taste
- For the Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or rice wine (optional: lime juice substitute)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients: snap green beans, slice mushrooms and onion, and cut the flank steak into thin strips.
- Marinate the beef: whisk together soy sauce, cornstarch, rice vinegar (or lime juice), sugar, and black pepper, then add beef and let marinate for 10–15 minutes.
- Cook the green beans: heat 1 tablespoon oil, stir-fry green beans for 1 minute, then steam for 6–8 minutes.
- Sauté the aromatics, mushrooms & onion: add ginger slices, sauté, then add onion and mushrooms, cooking until softened.
- Stir-fry the beef: add the remaining oil and marinated beef, cooking until browned.
- Combine and finish: return vegetables to the pan, toss, and season with salt or extra black pepper.
- Serve: serve hot over rice or noodles, and garnish as desired.
Notes
- For tender beef, slice against the grain as thinly as possible.
- Add sesame oil or red pepper flakes before serving for extra depth.
- For a vegetarian version, use tofu or tempeh instead of beef.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg