Spiced Beef Stir Fry with Scallions and Cilantro
The other day I bought a few sirloin steaks and planned on slicing them into thin strips for stir fry, but didn't want to do my usual Beef with Broccoli or something similar to that. I had cilantro to use up, and kept thinking about the amazing dinner we recently enjoyed at Buddakan, so I started to look for ideas using spices, cilantro, and the beef.I found this one for Spiced Beef Stir Fry with Scallions and Cilantro. It fit all my requirements and looked great, and ended up being the quickest dinner I have made in months - maybe 5-6 minutes of cooking time! And since the rice takes 20-25 minutes to cook, you can easily do all of your prep during that time.
We both loved this one so much that I will be making it often. One change - next time I plan on squeezing a bit of lime juice over the top once it finished cooking.
Ingredients
- 14 oz filet of beef (I used 1lb sirloin steak)
- 2 tbsp peanut oil (I used olive oil)
- 1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry (I used mirin)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 oz cilantro, roughly chopped (I just pulled off a large handful)
- 1 scallion, finely chopped
- For the spicy coating: 2 tbsp ground cumin, 2 tbsp dried chili pepper flakes, 1 tbsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp sea salt; I added approximately 1 tsp chili powder and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Slice the beef wafer thin
- Mix the ingredients for the spicy coating; mix the beef into this mixture.
- Heat a wok or large saute pan over high heat; add the oil.
- Add the beef and stir-fry for less than a minute until browned and tender. Add the rice wine and soy sauce.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro and scallions. Serve immediately.
The meat was so amazingly tender and flavorful - we both had 2 plates of this! Delicious!
