Ready in under 20 minutes, this is a deliciously quick & easy midweek dinner recipe. The original recipe comes from the home economics department in the Anderson High School, Shetland Islands and was demonstrated on stage by my teenage son at the Shetland Food Fair.
I’d also forgotten just how tasty this recipe is, and how quick and easy it is to make too; perfect for those midweek dinners. So simple even a teenage boy can make it in front of an audience!
The trick for making this recipe even easier is to prep everything in advance. Mix up the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and the sauce ingredients in another. Slice and chop all your veg too – I like to arrange mine in nice little bowls around my workspace, but you could just pop the onion, garlic and ginger in one bowl and all the rest of the veg in another before you start cooking.
Get your oil nice and hot too before you add the ingredients to the pan, and invest in a decent wok. I’ve been using the Ozeri Green Earth Wok for years for my stir-fries and it does the job nicely.
INGREDIENTS FOR THAI BEEF STIR FRY
- good quality beef – I used sliced minute steak from the Anderson Butchers
- soy sauces – I used Lee Kum Kee light soy sauce in the marinade and Premium dark soy sauce in the sauce (locals can find these in the foreign foods section of the Lerwick Tesco)
- beef stock – I used 1/4 of a Knorr Rich Beef Stock Pot
- oyster sauce – I used the Co-op brand
- cornflour – to thicken
- caster sugar – to sweeten
- chilli flakes
- vegetable oil – I used sunflower oil (but rapeseed would also work)
- garlic
- fresh ginger root
- red onion
- red pepper
- mushrooms
- mange tout
- noodles and fresh coriander, to serve
HOW TO MAKE THAI BEEF STIR FRY
Step 1: Prepare the marinade and toss with the beef to coat well.
Step 2: Prepare the sauce ingredients and set aside. Prep all the vegetables.
Step 3: Heat oil in a wok over a medium-high heat. Stir-fry the onion, garlic and ginger.
Step 4: Add the beef with the marinade and stir-fry.
Step 5: Add the remaining vegetables and stir-fry.
Step 6: Add the sauce and stir-fry until thickened. Serve!
A TASTE OF SHETLAND FESTIVAL 2018
The Shetland Food Fair is now run by a new group that have re-branded it as the Taste of Shetland Festival. It features all that is wonderful about food and drink from the Shetland Islands and it’s THE yearly Shetland event not to be missed (in my humble opinion!).
There will be cookery demonstrations again this year, and although they’ve asked me to demonstrate on stage I’ve politely declined (I’m far too shy!) but my son might be making an appearance again this year on the cookery stage. Watch this space!
You can find out more by following Taste of Shetland on Facebook and by visiting the Taste of Shetland website.
I like to serve my stir-fries with wholewheat noodles and plenty of fresh coriander sprinkled on the top. Sometimes I’ll finely slice a red chilli over the top too, for a little extra heat.
How do you jazz up your stir-frys? Let me know in the comments!
You might also like my sweet and sour pork stir-fry recipe!
Quick & Easy Thai Beef Stir Fry
Ingredients
for the marinade
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- Shetland sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 10 ml cornflour
for the sauce
- 100 ml good quality beef stock
- 15 ml oyster sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 5 ml cornflour
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 0.5 tsp chilli flakes
other ingredients
- 450 grams good quality beef cut into strips
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 1 inch fresh ginger root peeled and grated
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 red bell peppers thinly sliced
- 4 mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1 handful mange tout sliced
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Instructions
- First, prepare the marinade and add the meat, stirring to coat well. Set aside while you prep the sauce and vegetables.
- Mix together all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
- Add the oil to a wok and heat over a medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic, ginger and onion and cook until the onion is softened.
- Add the beef together with the marinade and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the remaining vegetables and stir-fry for a further minute or two.
- Add the sauce and heat until bubbling and thickened.
- Taste and season as required.
- Serve garnished with some fresh coriander on a bed of noodles.
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I’m always for a quick weeknight meal. This looks so good.
I love stirfry but normally use chicken or pork – this looks amazing
This is making my mouth water!! It would be perfect for my family because we tend to be really busy on mid-week evenings and don’t always eat at the same time.
This looks absolutely delicious! What a wonderful family meal for the weeknights. I know my family would certainly enjoy this.
looks delicous- my husband is not a veggie fan but i think i could sneak this amount of veggies in
This looks absolutely delicious! I love stir fry recipes. I’m more of a chicken fan, so I think I’ll try my hands on this recipe with chicken.
I absolutely love Thai food and anything with noodles. This makes me want to have a stir fry!
My mouth is watering, just reading the recipe!
Ooo looks lush. I like the fact that it is super simple and easy to make. Ideal for a rushed dinner x
I really don’t make stir frys often enough. You have made it look really easy so with any luck I should pull it off for the hubby 🙂
This looks so delicious! I can’t make good Thai food, but I will try this recipe at home and let you know how it turned out!
This looks so delicious and yummy meal x
Beef stir fry is really a nice recipe and looks so delish. I might try this one, thanks for sharing the ingredients and procedure.
We love a stir fry in our house, it is one of our go to meals. This looks absolutely delicious. I’ll definitely be giving it a try.
I haven’t had a stir fry in ages, this is making me want one.
Oh wow that looks so good and so healthy too! I love a Chinese take out but woudl switch it up for this any day!
I’m loving the idea of this stir fry. Super quick and great for weeknights but amazing enough for weekend dinners too!
this is making me want some stir fry! I make beef stir fry at least once a month, I need to try it this way
That looks utterly delicious, nutritious and simple to make. I am salivating reading this, and look forward to trying this recipe soon. Thank you for sharing!
This looks so delightful and tasty. I just love everything about this!. This would disappear in no time at our house!.
Recipe looks delicious, we love stir fry.
This is making me feel hungry now. I would love to have a go at making this
OK now this sounds like it would be absolutely delicious! I hands up love a good stir fry but I’ve not made one for ages – perhaps I need to think about making one this weekend!