Beef With Mushroom And Bell Pepper Stir Fry Tender And Juicy Beef And Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe

Hi everyone, welcome to Cook Stacey Cook. Today we are making a delicious beef stir-fry with bell pepper and mushroom. This stir-fry is easy to make and I can say with confidence that it's better than takeout. I will show you how to cut and marinate the beef so it's tender and flavorful. You will be able to recreate this dish at home after watching this video. Let's get started. We will start by finely mincing three cloves of garlic and preparing three slices of ginger. Then cut four green onions into two-inch sections. Keep the pieces from the stem part and the leafy part separate because we will use them at different times during cooking. Next, cut the mushroom into slices and cut the bell pepper into bite-sized pieces. It's more trickier to cut the bell pepper into triangular shapes like this or diamond shapes. This will give the final dish a more appealing presentation. For the beef, the cut I am using today is called the tri-tip in the United States. This cut is great for stir-frying because it has long and uniform muscle fiber. Pay attention to the direction of the muscle fiber and cut the beef into slices by cutting across the fiber. If you cut parallel to the muscle fiber, the beef will be very chewy. Marinate the beef with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, a little bit of water, a little bit of sugar, a little bit of baking soda, some cornstarch, and a little bit of white pepper powder. Evenly mix everything until there is no more liquid left in the bowl. Then mix in a touch of cooking oil and sesame oil. The last thing we need to prepare is the cornstarch and water mixture. Simply mix cornstarch and cold water together and stir until all the cornstarch dissolves. Now we are ready to cook. Add some oil to a hot pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add a touch of sugar and some salt to the oil and immediately add the bell pepper. Stir-fry the bell pepper for about 50 seconds to 1 minute. Adding salt and sugar to the oil helps to preserve the color and crisp texture of the bell pepper. The goal here is to cook it just enough to get rid of the raw taste. When the time is up, remove the bell pepper from the pan. Next, add the mushroom to the pan and stir-fry for about 45 seconds. You will notice the mushroom will soak up all the oil and your pan will look very dry. You don't need to add more oil. After stir-frying for 45 seconds, season the mushroom with a touch of sugar and some salt and continue to stir-fry for 30 more seconds. When the 30 seconds up, add a touch of rice wine. If you cannot use alcohol in your cooking, simply replace with an equal amount of water. The steam created by the liquid will cook the mushroom quickly. So give the mushroom a few quick toss and remove it from the pan. If you cook it for too long at this point, the mushroom will start to release a lot of water and shrink. Now add a little more oil to the pan and we will stir-fry the beef. Add the ginger slices to the oil first and let it sizzle in the oil briefly to release some flavor. Then add the beef to the pan and spread it out. Let it pan-fry until the bottom is slightly brown. While the beef is pan-frying, add the stem part of the green onion to the pan and let it sizzle in the oil. Once the bottom of the beef is slightly brown, turn it over and add the minced garlic. Mix the minced garlic evenly with the beef. Then add a touch of rice wine. You can also use Japanese sake or Korean soju here instead. If you cannot use wine in your cooking or you simply don't have it, just skip it for this step. Do not replace with any kind of vinegar. After the steam created by the wine has evaporated, season the beef with a little bit of soy sauce and dark soy sauce. Keep stir-frying the beef until the color looks even. Then we can add the cornstarch and water mixture. Remember to stir up the mixture because cornstarch tends to settle on the bottom. Mix the cornstarch mixture with the beef and it will quickly boil and turn into a sauce. At this time, we can add the mushroom, bell pepper, and the leafy part of the green onion to the pan. Give it a few toss to mix everything evenly and we are done. This beef stir-fry is packed with flavors. The beef is tender and juicy. The bell pepper is still crisp and the mushroom is plump and flavorful. This is a very delicious and nutritious dish and you can definitely make this at home. If you find today's video useful, please share it with your friends and family. Let me know your thoughts about this recipe in the comments. Thank you for watching and see you next time.