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Tender beef and crisp onions in a glossy oyster sauce glaze, ready in 20 minutes.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs beef sirloin, paper-thin
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 large onion, sliced ΒΌ inch
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 45 ml oyster sauce
  • 15 ml soy sauce
  • 12 g sugar
  • 60 ml beef broth
  • 5 ml sesame oil
  • green onions, thinly sliced
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • chili oil (optional)

Equipment

  • wok
  • mixing bowl
  • whisk

Method
 

  1. Pat beef dry, toss with soy sauce and cornstarch, add egg white and massage. Chill 5 mins.
  2. Soak onions in ice water 5 mins, pat dry. Simmer oyster sauce with beef broth 5 mins, whisk in soy sauce and sugar off-heat.
  3. Heat wok until smoking, add oil, sear beef 90 sec, remove. Stir-fry onions 2 mins, add garlic and ginger 45 sec.
  4. Return beef, add reduced sauce, toss 60 sec. Drizzle sesame oil off-heat, rest 2 mins, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
  5. Serve over jasmine rice or with greens. Optional: add sambal oelek and chili oil for heat.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 28gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 950mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Use the velveting cornstarch-egg method and reduce sauce to prevent watery texture.

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