How to Make Beef Teriyaki
- cook TIME 8 mins
- prep TIME 7 mins
- total TIME 15 mins
Ingredients (15)
- 10 oz flank steak cut into strips
- 10 oz broccoli
- 1 tbsp garlic clove minced
- 2 tbsp scallions chopped
- 2 tbsp cooking mirin
- 3 1/2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 fl oz water
- 1 tbsp unsalted roasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp ginger minced
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 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.
Cut the Beef: Slice the beef across the grains into thin strips.
Mince the Ginger: Scrape the skin off then slice into thin pieces. Cut the pieces into matchsticks then gather the sticks and cut crosswise until minced.
Mince the Garlic: Peel the clove then thinly slice. Rock the knife up and down, from left to right over the sliced pile until they become finely minced.
Chop the Scallions: Remove the white roots. Bunch the scallions together and chop into 1/8-inch pieces.
Cook:
Make the Sauce: In a small bowl, mix 2 fl oz water, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp cooking mirin, 3 1/2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce, and 1 tbsp sesame oil until well-combined.
Cook the Broccoli: Boil 10 oz broccoli for 2 minutes then remove from the water and leave to cool.
Season the Beef: Mix 1 tbsp canola oil and 1/2 tbsp cornstarch with 10 oz flank steak until well-seasoned.
Stir-fry the Aromatics: In a pan over medium heat, stir-fry 1/2 tsp ginger and 1 tbsp garlic clove with 1 tbsp canola oil for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Stir-fry the Beef: Add the seasoned beef then stir-fry for 2 minutes until brown.
Add the Sauce: Add the teriyaki sauce then stir-fry for 2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Garnish and Serve: Transfer the stir-fried beef onto the serving plates with rice and broccoli. Garnish with 1 tbsp unsalted roasted sesame seeds and 2 tbsp scallions then serve hot.