BEEF TERIYAKI STIR FRY
Teriyaki Sauce
- you can use your favorite store-bought teriyaki sauce OR
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1-inch knob of ginger, chopped into small pieces
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- slurry = 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
Stir Fry
- 1 + 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 red bell peppers,cut into squares
- 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 large zucchini, sliced
- 500g Sirloin, cut into strips
- salt and pepper to taste
- Make the sauce: Combine soy sauce, water, brown sugar, salt, garlic, ginger, honey, and sesame oil in a small sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil.
- Add cornstarch slurry and bring to a boil while stirring. Sauce will thicken. Turn off heat and set aside the sauce.
- Heat 1 tbsp canola oil in a pan, Add the bell peppers, asparagus and zucchini. Give it a quick stir and cook for for 1 minute. Remove vegetables from pan.
- In the same pan, heat remaining 2 tbsp canola oil, add the sirloin strips and fry until a bit brown.
- Add the vegetables back in the pan and pour in the teriyaki sauce.
- Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from pan and serve with hot steamed rice or quinoa