Description
A sweet and savory stir-fry featuring tender beef strips glazed in an irresistible maple-ginger sauce with caramelized onions and crisp vegetables. This Canadian-Asian fusion dish comes together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs flank steak or sirloin (thinly sliced against the grain)
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil (divided)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- For the marinade:
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Marinate beef: Combine beef with marinade ingredients. Let sit 15 minutes while prepping vegetables.
- Make sauce: Whisk together all sauce ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
- Stir-fry vegetables: Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok over high heat. Add onion and cook 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and broccoli; stir-fry 3 minutes until crisp-tender. Remove.
- Cook beef: Heat remaining oil. Add beef in single layer and sear 1-2 minutes per side until browned. Push to sides.
- Add aromatics: Add garlic and ginger to center of wok; cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Combine: Return vegetables to wok. Add sauce and toss everything together for 1-2 minutes until glossy and thickened.
- Serve: Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve over steamed rice or noodles.
Notes
- Use real maple syrup for best flavor (not pancake syrup)
- For extra caramelization, let sauce reduce an additional minute
- Substitute honey if maple syrup unavailable
- Add 1 tbsp butter at end for richer sauce
- Leftovers make excellent rice bowl toppings
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Canadian-Asian Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe (without rice)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 1100mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg