Stir-fried Beef with Cucumber

Name: Stir-fried Beef with Cucumber
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hot Dishes

Thin beef slices and cool cucumber batons share the wok with colorful bell peppers in this quick stir-fry finished with a light silky sauce. The beef stays tender while the cucumber keeps its snap, balancing richness with refreshing crunch.

20 minNewMedium Hot Dishes Stir-fry Savory & Fragrant

Instructions

1
Marinate the beef with salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, starch, and peanut oil until flavorful.
2
Cucumber.
3
Peel and then cut into quarters.
4
The inner pulp with seeds tends to release water, affecting the taste, so cut it off.
5
Cut into thick slices with a slanted knife again.
6
Farmhouse chili peppers, very crunchy with a slight spiciness, taste particularly good.
7
Cut the bell pepper into pieces.
8
Slice some more ginger, the side dish is ready.
9
Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, starch, and a small half bowl of water to make a sauce.
10
Heat oil in a pan, then add cucumbers and stir-fry.
11
After stir-frying the cucumber for 2 minutes, add the bell peppers and stir-fry with an appropriate amount of salt until flavorful.
12
Stir-fry until just cooked and set aside.
13
Heat oil in the pan again, and add the shredded ginger.
14
Pour in the beef.
15
Stir-fry until it changes color.
16
Pour in the cucumber and stir-fry.
17
Finally, pour in the thickened sauce.
18
Reduce the sauce over high heat, then remove from the wok.
19
Finished product.