Thin beef slices stir-fried in homemade teriyaki sauce, tossed in with your favourite veggies, give you endless possibilities for quick lunch or dinner meals.
Tasty, convenient, made with just a few ingredients, and made in a single cooking utensil(wok, frying pan).
This quick stir-fried beef recipe is a favourite with everyone.

Meal ideas for teriyaki beef stir fry.

• Rice recipes to serve with beef teriyaki.
  • Coconut rice(Indian rice recipe).
  • Easy lemon rice recipe.
  • How to cook rice on the stove.
  • Sri Lankan yellow rice(turmeric rice)

• Noodle recipes to try with teriyaki beef.
  • Easy Peanut noodles.
  • Mixed vegetable noodles- Sri Lankan style.
  • Serve over some parathas or make a wrap out of teriyaki beef.
  • Buttered and lightly grilled baguettes or rustic bread can easily be your lunch.

Tips and questions on teriyaki beef stir fry.

• Tips.
  • Choose the right cut of beef for the stir-fry. preferably flank steak, sirloin, etc…
  • Slice the beef thinly and marinate the beef longer for better flavour.
  • Make sure the wok or frying pan is heated using high heat to sear the beef for perfect texture.
  • Have all the ingredients prepped and ready. So have all your vegetables cut, sauce made and beef slices marinated.
  • Avoid overcrowding the pan with all the ingredients; either use a large wok or stir-fry in high heat in smaller batches to sear the meat.
  • Add vegetables according to their firmness; add the ones that take a longer time to stir-fry first.
  • Serve the teriyaki beef stir fry as soon as you make it.
  • For weeknight meals.
    • Plan ahead and make it easier to make a meal with beef teriyaki.
    • Make the teriyaki sauce, cut the stir-frying vegetables, and marinate the beef. Store them in individual containers and refrigerate them. 
    • Once you come home from work, all you have to do is spend 20-30 minutes in the kitchen assembling and cooking the beef stir-fry.

• Questions.
  • What are the best vegetables for the beef teriyaki?
    • Bell peppers, carrots, onion wedges, peas, zucchini, and button mushrooms are some of the vegetables you can use.

What you will need in the kitchen.

• Chopping board and knife.
• A small cooking pot to make the teriyaki sauce.
• A bowl to marinate the beef.
• Spoons to mix and stir the beef stir-fry.
• A small bowl to mix the cornflour.
• A wok or large frying pan to make the teriyaki beef.
• A platter to serve the teriyaki beef.

More stir-fry recipes.

How to make teriyaki sauce.
Chicken teriyaki.
Pan-fried chicken wings in teriyaki sauce.
Kangkung beef stir-fry.
Beef and beans stir-fry

Storage, freezing and reheating guide.

• Storing.
  • You can refrigerate the beef teriyaki for 2 days.

• Freezing.
  • Pack them in foil containers and freeze. There might be a change of texture and taste in the stir-fried vegetables
• Reheating
  • Leave out the dish to reach room temperature, transfer to a cooking pan, add a few tablespoons of water and cook over low fire to heat the beef teriyaki.
• Stop food waste by only.
  • Make as much as you need. Refrigerate and use within the given period above.

recipe difficulty-easy

Ingredients to cook teriyaki beef stir fry.

• To make the teriyaki sauce.
  • Water– to dissolve the ingredients and to make the base of the sauce
  • Brown sugar– to add mild sweetness to the sauce. Substitute with white sugar or honey.
  • Soy sauce– one of the base ingredients to make the sauce.
  • Minced ginger– adds aroma and flavour to the sauce.
  • Minced garlic– adds aroma and flavour to the sauce
  • Cornstarch-used to thicken the sauce.
  • Water- a few tablespoons of water to dissolve the cornstarch.
• To make the beef stir-fry.
  • Oil- vegetable oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil
  • Thinly sliced beef– preferably skirt steak, flank steak, sirloin, make sure you cut them thin.
  • Black pepper– add warmth and spiciness to the beef stir fry.
  • Bell pepper cut into thin slices, seeds discarded
  • A small head of cauliflower
  • Red chilli flakes– to add further spice to the beef teriyaki(optional)
  • Sesame seeds(optional for garnish)
  • Salt

Step-by-step photo tutorial.

How to make the beef teriyaki stir fry.

• How to make the teriyaki sauce.

Into a small pan, add water, sugar, soy sauce, minced ginger and minced garlic. 
Over low heat, cook the ingredients until the sugar dissolves. 2 minutes. 
While the sauce is still cooking over low heat, dissolve the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of warm water and add the cornstarch mixture to the teriyaki sauce. 
Slowly stir until the teriyaki sauce thickens, check if the sauce is seasoned to your preference, like salt and sugar.
Over low heat, cook until the teriyaki sauce thickens. Remove from the stove and set aside.

Cooking the beef teriyaki.

• Marinating the beef for the stir fry.

Choose the right cut of beef.
Cut the beef into thin slices against the grain.
Place the beef in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and marinate for 10 to 20 minutes.

• Preparing the vegetables for the stir-fry.

Clean and cut the vegetables as needed.
Use any type of vegetable that cooks fast. I used cauliflower and bell peppers.
You can use broccoli, button mushrooms, green peas, asparagus and green beans, etc…

• Cauliflower.
  • Wash the cauliflower well.
  • Break the cauliflower into large florets and then cut them into smaller florets.
• Bell pepper– cut them into thin slices while discarding the seeds.

Place the wok or frying pan over medium heat.
Pour in the oil, swirl around the pan and let the oil heat.
Add the beef to the pan and stir-fry the beef over high heat until the meat sears, 2 minutes.
Sear the meat on both sides while constantly moving the beef slices around.
Once done, transfer the beef slices to a plate.
Wipe or wash away any dark bits left over by stir-frying the beef.

Add a few tablespoons of oil to the pan and heat the frying pan for a few seconds.
Add the cauliflower and bell pepper slices to the pan. Season with a pinch of salt and stir-fry the vegetables for 3 to 5 minutes over low to medium heat.
Stir-fry the vegetables until soft and crispy.
You can add a few tablespoons(2 to 3) of water to soften them if need be.

Add the crispy stir-fried beef into the wok and combine well over low heat.

Reduce the heat and add the homemade teriyaki sauce to the beef slices and vegetables.
Cook over medium heat.

Check for seasoning, garnish with some sesame seeds and serve the teriyaki beef warm.

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