Best Hot And Sour Beef Stir Fry Recipes

HOT AND TANGY BROCCOLI BEEF

Steps:

• Cut beef across grain into thin slices. Combine 1 Tbsp. each cornstarch and soy sauce with garlic and sugar in medium bowl; stir in beef. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove flowerets from broccoli; cut into bite-size pieces. Peel stalks; cut diagonally into thin slices.
• Combine 1 cup water, remaining 2 Tbsp. soy sauce, 4 teaspoons cornstarch and crushed red pepper in small bowl. Set aside.
• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in hot wok or large skillet over high heat. Add beef and stir-fry 1 minute; remove.
• Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in same pan. Add broccoli and onion; stir-fry 2 minutes. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. water over vegetables; cover and cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add beef and soy sauce mixture; cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar.

QUICK BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Move beef to the side of the wok and add broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, green onion, and garlic to the center of the wok. Cook and stir vegetables for 2 minutes.
• Stir beef into vegetables and season with soy sauce and sesame seeds. Continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 2 more minutes.

SWEET-AND-SOUR BEEF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet or wok coated with cooking spray, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; stir-fry 2-3 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan. , In same skillet, stir-fry peppers and apples in remaining oil for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup green onions; stir-fry 1-3 minutes longer or until peppers are crisp-tender. Remove from pan., Add brown sugar and vinegar to skillet; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Return to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Return beef and pepper mixture to pan; heat through. If desired, serve with rice. Sprinkle with remaining green onion.

HOT AND SOUR BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick wok or saucepan, fry the meat with the garlic and ginger until browned.
• Add the vegetables and pineapple chunks and cook for 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, blend the remaining ingredients with the pineapple juice.
• Add to the pan and heat for 1 minute.

HOT AND SOUR SHRIMP STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp.
• Combine shrimp and next 5 ingredients in a shallow bowl; stir well.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Discard stems from mushrooms.
• Cut mushrooms tops in half; set aside.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add green onions and shrimp; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add mushroom tops; stir-fry 2 minutes or until shrimp turns pink.
• Serve over rice.

HOT-AND-SOUR SAUCE (STIR FRY)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in small bowl and set aside until needed (Sauce can be prepared a few hours in advance.) Once all ingredients have been stir-fried, add sauce to pan along with any ingredients that have been stir-fried and then removed from pan.
• Stir-fry until ingredients are well coated with sauce and sizzling hot, about 1 minute.