Japanese · Dinner
Stir Fried Beef with Sweet Soy Glaze
Thin-sliced beef sirloin stir-fried over high heat in a wok, glazed with a sweet-savory sauce of soy sauce, mirin, sake, and brown sugar. Garlic and ginger perfume the oil before the beef sears quickly. Finished with scallions and sesame seeds, served over steamed rice for a fast weeknight Japanese-style dinner.
$6
10 minsPrep
8 minsCook
18 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
478Calories
38.2gProtein
19.8gFat
32.1gCarbs
11.8gSugar
1.1gFiber
1180mgSodium
118mgChol
6.9gSat Fat
610mgPotassium
45mgCalcium
3.8mgIron
2.6mcgVitamin B12
3.5mgVitamin C
gluten-free-adaptable
protein-rich
rich-umami
thirty-min-meals
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Prep
Slice the beef sirloin thinly against the grain and toss with cornstarch until evenly coated. Mince the garlic and ginger separately. Slice the scallion on the bias.
2
Sauté
Heat vegetable oil in a wok over medium heat, add garlic and ginger, and cook 30 seconds until fragrant and golden at the edges.
3
Sear
Turn heat to high, add beef in a single layer, and sear 2 minutes per side until browned and cooked through, working in batches if needed.
4
Glaze
Whisk together soy sauce, mirin, sake, and brown sugar; pour into the wok over high heat and toss beef 1 to 2 minutes until sauce thickens and coats the meat.
5
Plate
Spoon beef and glaze over cooked white rice, scatter with scallion and sesame seeds, and serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz394g beef sirloin
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tsp2 tsp sake
- 2 tsp2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp fresh ginger
- 22 scallion
- 1 tsp1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 cup180g cooked white rice, to serve
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp cornstarch
