How to Make Beef and Mushrooms
- cook TIME 15 mins
- prep TIME 15 mins
- total TIME 30 mins
Ingredients (17)
- 12 oz flank steak cut into strips
- 12 oz white mushrooms sliced
- 4 oz onions sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1/4 cup scallions chopped
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 1/2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 fl oz water
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 1/2 cups cooked medium-grain rice from 1 3/4 cups uncooked
INSTRUCTIONS
Prep:
Cook the Rice: Rinse the rice, then cook using a rice cooker, the Instant Pot, or any preferred appliance.
Prepare the Beef: Pat dry with paper towels, then cut across the muscle grains into preferred-size strips.
Slice the Mushrooms: Remove the stems, then cut in half.
Mince the Ginger: Peel off the skin and thinly slice the ginger. Cut into matchsticks. Crosscut the sticks into small pieces.
Mince the Garlic: Thinly slice each peeled clove, then rock the knife back and forth over the sliced pieces until they become fine pieces.
Slice the Onion: Trim off the ends and slice in half. Remove the skin, then thinly slice lengthwise.
Chop the Scallions: Cut off the white roots. Bunch the scallions together and chop into 1/8-inch pieces.
Cook:
Marinate the Beef: In a small bowl, toss 12 oz flank steak with 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp baking powder, and 1 tbsp olive oil to marinate.
Make the Sauce: In another small bowl, mix 2 1/2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 fl oz water, and 2 tsp brown sugar until well-combined.
Stir-fry the Aromatics: In a pan over medium heat, stir-fry 1 tsp ginger and 1 tbsp garlic with 1 tbsp olive oil for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add the Mushrooms: Add 12 oz white mushrooms and stir around for 3 minutes until browned.
Add the Onions: Add 4 oz onions and stir around for another 2 minutes.
Add the Beef: Add the marinated beef and continue stir-frying the mixture for 2 minutes.
Add the Sauce: Add the sauce and stir-fry the ingredients for 3 minutes to thoroughly blend everything together.
Add the Scallions: While the food is cooking, add 1/4 cup scallions and 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes.
Serve the food: Transfer the stir-fried beef and mushrooms onto serving plates, along with 3 1/2 cups cooked medium-grain rice. Enjoy while hot.
