Jamaican-Style Stir Fry Beef
You’re going to love making this Jamaican-style stir-fry beef recipe so much. Lightly seasoned beef stir-fried with simple veggies, then simmered in a savory browning sauce. It’s going to be all the raves at the dinner table.
Ingredients
Beef Marinade:
- 1 lb beef strip or beef flank cut in ½-inch-thick sizes
- 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white wine
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp soy sauce Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Stir Fry Vegetables:
- 1 cup cabbage chopped
- 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion chopped and separated into layers
- 1 medium red sweet pepper julienne; optional
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 3 stalks escallion cut into halves, then into halves again
Sauce:
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp browning sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ cup water or broth
- 1 tsp all-purpose flour cornstarch
- 1 ½ tsp all-purpose seasoning
Instructions
- Rinse your beef in vinegar and water. Pat dry to remove excess water.
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Season beef strips with marinade ingredients in a bowl as listed above. Set aside for 2 hours or overnight.
- Over high heat oil in a large frying pan, saute onion, cabbage, and carrots for 1-3 minutes. Add the white part of the onion and remaining vegetables except the pepper and stir for another minute.
- Remove vegetables and set aside.
- In the same pan over medium heat, fry beef strips for 3-5 minutes or until brown. Do it in batches to prevent overcrowding.
- Remove beef. Deglaze the pan with the sauce and add back the cooked beef, then stir to coat your beef and allow the sauce to thicken.
- Once the sauce thickens, add scotch bonnet pepper, stir-fry vegetables, and combine everything. Top with green parts of the escallion and cover for 1-3 minutes, then remove heat.
- Serve.
Notes
Notes For Cooking Stir Fry Beef Strips
- Fry beef strips in batches to prevent overcrowding the pan.
- Switch things up with other vegetables such as string beans, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, or any other veggies of your choice.
- Substitute white wine for broth or rice vinegar. You can also use water.
- I recently learned that using baking soda can tenderize your meat. It works great for this recipe.
- Remove scotch bonnet pepper for less spice, or remove seeds before chopping up.