Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
🥩 Ingredients:
- 1 lb flank steak (thinly sliced against the grain)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (for cooking)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
- 1 green bell pepper (sliced)
- 1 small zucchini (sliced)
- 3-4 dried red chilies (optional for heat)
For the Hunan Sauce:
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp chili paste (like sambal oelek or similar)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup water
🍳 Directions:
- Marinate Beef: In a bowl, toss sliced beef with soy sauce and cornstarch. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Make Sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Cook Beef: Heat oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add beef in batches and stir-fry until browned. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté Veggies: In the same pan, add a little more oil if needed. Stir-fry garlic, ginger, peppers, zucchini, and chilies for 2–3 minutes.
- Combine & Cook: Add beef back in, pour in sauce, and toss everything together. Cook for another 2–3 minutes until heated through and sauce slightly thickens.
- Serve: Serve hot over steamed rice or noodles.
💡 Tips & Notes:
- For extra heat, add more chili paste or fresh sliced chili peppers.
- Slice beef very thinly for tender texture—freezing the steak for 20 minutes makes slicing easier.
- Swap veggies based on what you have—broccoli or mushrooms work great too!
Best Hunan Beef Recipe
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesIngredients
1 lb flank steak (thinly sliced against the grain)
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp vegetable oil (for cooking)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
1 red bell pepper (sliced)
1 green bell pepper (sliced)
1 small zucchini (sliced)
3-4 dried red chilies (optional for heat)
For the Hunan Sauce:
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp chili paste (like sambal oelek or similar)
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup water
Directions
- Marinate Beef: In a bowl, toss sliced beef with soy sauce and cornstarch. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Make Sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Cook Beef: Heat oil in a skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add beef in batches and stir-fry until browned. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté Veggies: In the same pan, add a little more oil if needed. Stir-fry garlic, ginger, peppers, zucchini, and chilies for 2–3 minutes.
- Combine & Cook: Add beef back in, pour in sauce, and toss everything together. Cook for another 2–3 minutes until heated through and sauce slightly thickens.
- Serve: Serve hot over steamed rice or noodles.
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