Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Tender strips of beef, stir fried with chunky pieces of onion and vegetables, in a sticky, garlic hoisin sauce.
Serve this Beef Stir Fry with rice or noodles for a quick and tasty dinner. 😋
Ingredients
Steak:
450 g (1 lb) thin steak into chunky strips, against the grain (I use sirloin or ribeye – see notes for other cuts)
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp oil any high smoke point neutral oil – such as avocado, rapeseed or sunflower – is fine.
Vegetables:
1 tbsp oil any high smoke point neutral oil – such as avocado, rapeseed or sunflower – is fine.
2 medium-sized onions peeled and chopped into chunky wedges
200 g (1 1/2 packed cups) mange tout sliced in half
3 medium pak choi (about 350g/13oz altogether) roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
1 tsp minced ginger
Sauce:
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine (or replace with dry sherry)
2 tbsp honey
120 ml (1/2 cup) beef stock (use reduced salt if preferred)
To Serve:
boiled rice, fried rice or noodles
chopped spring onions (scallions)
sesame seeds
Instructions
✅First make the sauce. Take a small jug or bowl and add the cornflour, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, Chinese rice wine and honey. Stir together until the cornflour is mixed in, then stir in the beef stock. Put to one side.
✅Toss the steak slices with the salt and pepper.
✅Heat the oil in a wok (or large frying pan) over a high heat until hot, then add the steak.
✅Fry the steak for 2-3 minutes, moving it around the wok so it doesn't stick together, until browned.
✅Spoon out the steak into a bowl, leaving any oil behind in the wok. Turn down the heat to medium.
✅Add another tablespoon of oil to the wok. Add in the sliced onions and stir fry for 2-3 minutes until just starting to soften. Add the mange tout and stir fry for one minute.
✅Add in the pak choi, garlic and ginger. Stir fry for a further minute.
✅Add in the sauce we mixed in the jug to the wok and stir together. Let it come to a gentle simmer. If it looks too thick you can add in a splash of water.
✅Add the steak back to the wok and stir through to coat in the sauce. Cook for a further 2 minutes to heat the steak back through.
✅Serve with rice or noodles, topped with spring onions (scallions) and sesame seeds.
Tender strips of beef, stir fried with chunky pieces of onion and vegetables, in a sticky, garlic hoisin sauce.
Serve this Beef Stir Fry with rice or noodles for a quick and tasty dinner. 😋
Ingredients
Steak:
450 g (1 lb) thin steak into chunky strips, against the grain (I use sirloin or ribeye – see notes for other cuts)
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp oil any high smoke point neutral oil – such as avocado, rapeseed or sunflower – is fine.
Vegetables:
1 tbsp oil any high smoke point neutral oil – such as avocado, rapeseed or sunflower – is fine.
2 medium-sized onions peeled and chopped into chunky wedges
200 g (1 1/2 packed cups) mange tout sliced in half
3 medium pak choi (about 350g/13oz altogether) roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
1 tsp minced ginger
Sauce:
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine (or replace with dry sherry)
2 tbsp honey
120 ml (1/2 cup) beef stock (use reduced salt if preferred)
To Serve:
boiled rice, fried rice or noodles
chopped spring onions (scallions)
sesame seeds
Instructions
✅First make the sauce. Take a small jug or bowl and add the cornflour, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, Chinese rice wine and honey. Stir together until the cornflour is mixed in, then stir in the beef stock. Put to one side.
✅Toss the steak slices with the salt and pepper.
✅Heat the oil in a wok (or large frying pan) over a high heat until hot, then add the steak.
✅Fry the steak for 2-3 minutes, moving it around the wok so it doesn't stick together, until browned.
✅Spoon out the steak into a bowl, leaving any oil behind in the wok. Turn down the heat to medium.
✅Add another tablespoon of oil to the wok. Add in the sliced onions and stir fry for 2-3 minutes until just starting to soften. Add the mange tout and stir fry for one minute.
✅Add in the pak choi, garlic and ginger. Stir fry for a further minute.
✅Add in the sauce we mixed in the jug to the wok and stir together. Let it come to a gentle simmer. If it looks too thick you can add in a splash of water.
✅Add the steak back to the wok and stir through to coat in the sauce. Cook for a further 2 minutes to heat the steak back through.
✅Serve with rice or noodles, topped with spring onions (scallions) and sesame seeds.
