Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry (2024)

This Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry is so easy to throw together in less than 30 minutes with tender steak strips, cThis teriyaki beef stir fry is so easy to put together! Beef covered in a savory sauce with plenty of veggies and easy Ramen noodles. This is your new in-a-hurry go-to meal!

Why This Recipe Works

Here’s How You Make it

For the simplest beef stir fry, follow these directions.

1. First, make the teriyaki sauce by whisking together the water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
2. Next, make a slurry in a small bowl by stirring together the corn starch and water till the corn starch is dissolved. Set that aside too.
3. Now drizzle a large skillet with sesame oil. Add the strips of beef and sauté them over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the snow peas and broccoli to the same skillet and sauté those for another 2-3 minutes or until the veggies are tender and the beef is browned.
5. Now stir in the soy sauce mixture (teriyaki sauce you made). Bring it all to a boil.
6. Add in the corn starch slurry and stir around until it thickens the sauce.
7. Turn the heat down to low and then stir in the green onions and the cooked ramen.
8. Add sesame seeds as a garnish if you like and serve.

What Do You Put in Stir Fry?

Stir fries are great because they are so easy to put together. That being said, they usually have three parts to officially make them a “stir-fry” but you know, do with this information what you will.

Stir-fries are an Asian-influenced dish that contain a protein, vegetables of some sort, and a sauce, all cooked together in a wok or a big skillet. (A fourth component would be a rice or noodles to put it all on top of, but that’s neither here nor there.)

What Vegetables are in Stir Fry?

For this stir fry, I chose to use snow peas, broccoli, and onions since I had them on hand and that’s what my kids enjoy (okay not the onions, but those are easy enough to pick off). Other vegetables that go great in stir-fries include:

• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Bell peppers (any color)
• Mushrooms
• Sugar snap peas
• Bamboo shoots
• Bean sprouts
• Water chestnuts
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Carrots
• Celery
• Baby corn
• Bok choy
• Asparagus
• Hot peppers
• Yellow squash

Which Cut of Beef is Best for Stir Fry?

For this recipe, I used a flank steak. I think it’s easy to stir fry because you can get the meat nice and tender when you cut it across the grain.

I have also used skirt steak and find that that works just as well, and I can’t really tell the difference between the two. Also, sometimes I’ll find beef already cut into strips and even labeled as meat for a stir-fry, which is just phenomenal and saves me even more time.

You can also use sirloin, or even ground beef if that’s what you have in the freezer and you don’t mind the difference in consistencies.

Expert Tips

• Make this dish vegetarian. Skip the meat altogether and double (or triple) up on the veggies. Or you could add firm, pressed tofu for a protein source or even beans such as chickpeas.
• Easy substitute other veggies like zucchini, carrots, or bell peppers or add mushrooms if desired.
• You can really use any kind of meat you want for a stir fry. I used flank steak here, but as I mentioned you could also use sirloin, strip, or ground beef; chicken breasts or thighs; pork tenderloin or boneless chops; or any ground meat too for that matter.

Recipes To Try Next

If you love stir fries as much as I think you do, then you should also check out my recipes forChicken and Asparagus Stir Fry, my, and myMango Chicken Stir Fry.

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• Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
• Easy Beef Empanadas
• Steak with Mushroom Sauce
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• Vegetable Stir Fry

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