Thai Beef Stir Fry Lighter Recipes

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients until smooth; set aside. In a large cast-iron skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in 3 tablespoons oil until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, stir-fry broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in remaining oil for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; stir-fry until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes., Stir broth mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add beef and peanut butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until peanut butter is blended. Serve with spaghetti. Sprinkle with peanuts. Freeze option: Do not cook spaghetti. Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Place beef mixture in a large skillet and heat through, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary. Serve with spaghetti and sprinkle with peanuts.

GINGER THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok or medium frying pan.
• When oil is hot, add beef, ginger, garlic, lemon grass, bamboo shoots, beans, red pepper flakes and fish sauce.
• Cook 4 to 5 minutes on high heat, stirring.
• Remove from heat and add the lime juice.
• Serve over rice. Enjoy.

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Thinly slice the beef across the grain into strips: easier if the beef is partially frozen.
• Combine ketchup, fish sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice in a bowl.
• Add beef strips, tossing to coat.
• Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to marinate.
• Stir broth, ginger, cornstarch, and crushed red pepper into reserved marinade and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Stir-fry the garlic in hot oil for 15 seconds.
• Add carrots, stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add green onion, cucumber, and sweet pepper and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Remove from wok.
• Add half of the beef to the hot wok or skillet.
• Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or to desired doneness.
• Remove beef from wok and set aside.
• Stir-fry remaining beef.
• Return all beef to wok.
• Stir the broth mixture and add it to the wok, cooking and stirring until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in vegetables and heat them through.
• Mix in the peanuts.
• Serve beef and vegetables over hot cooked rice.

STIR-FRIED THAI-STYLE BEEF WITH CHILES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• FOR THE BEEF AND MARINADE:
• Combine coriander, white pepper, brown sugar, and fish sauce in large bowl.
• Add beef, toss well to combine; marinate 15 minutes.
• FOR THE STIR-FRY:
• In small bowl, stir together fish sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar, and chili-garlic paste until sugar dissolves; set aside.
• In small bowl, mix garlic with 1 teaspoon oil; set aside.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until smoking; add one-third of beef to skillet in even layer.
• Cook, without stirring, until well browned, about 2 minutes, then stir and continue cooking until beef is browned around edges and no longer pink in the center, about 30 seconds. Transfer beef to medium bowl.
• Repeat with additional oil and remaining meat in 2 more batches.
• After transferring last batch of beef to bowl, reduce heat to medium; add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to now-empty skillet and swirl to coat.
• Add chiles and shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Push chile-shallot mixture to sides of skillet to clear center; add garlic to clearing and cook, mashing mixture with spoon, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Stir to combine garlic with chile-shallot mixture.
• Add fish sauce mixture to skillet; increase heat to high and cook until slightly reduced and thickened, about 30 seconds.
• Return beef and any accumulated juices to skillet, toss well to combine and coat with sauce, stir in half of mint and cilantro; serve immediately, sprinkling individual servings with portion of peanuts and remaining herbs, and passing lime wedges separately.

THAI STIR-FRY BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet and add the oil and curry paste. Cook for 1 minute on low heat.
• Return the temperature to high and saute the beef, then add the sauce. Cook until the sauce is thick, about 5 minutes.
• Add the sliced peppers , onions and ground peanuts. Cook for 2 minutes more.
• Serve over Jasmine rice. (P.S. Don't eat the lime leaves).

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/8-inch slices. (Beef is easier to cut if partially frozen.)
• Mix broth, cornstarch, fish sauce, vinegar and brown sugar.
• Spray nonstick wok or 10-inch skillet with cooking spray. Heat over high heat. Add beef, gingerroot and garlic; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Remove beef from wok with slotted spoon.
• Add carrots and onions; stir-fry about 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in beef, water chestnuts and lemon peel; heat to boiling. Stir in broth mixture. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until heated through.
• Serve beef mixture over rice.