Fans of quick and easy will love this asian-inspired stir-fry dish. Beef, bell pepper and rice get a dip in a spicy sauce and a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.
Like others, I doubled the sauce and added some cornstarch to thicken. I didn't mind the peppers as the only veggie here, but one could easily use a variety of veggies to change it up. Hubby loved it. Will make again.
As others have noted, this really benefits from doubling the sauce and adding a heaping 2 tsps of chili garlic sauce. I also added a mix of 1 tsp of water and 1 tsp of cornstarch at the end to thicken the sauce. For more years than I can count CL routinely has these recipes with very liquidy stir fry sauces where they say to let it cook for a minute or two until it thickens, but it never will without a thickener. Also, I’d suggest adding something in place of one of the bell peppers, maybe either asparagus or sugar snap peas - there’s just too much bell pepper strips in here. But otherwise...good recipe that can be made better with a few tweaks. Served over steamed brown jasmine rice with a side of sautéed snow peas and peppers.
This is a really easy, fast, yummy meal. I mis-read the recipe and used 2 TBL of the garlic chili sauce instead of 2 tsp so it was HOT but still very good. My husband loved it but I'll definitely follow the recipe next time I make it as it was too spicy for me.
I'm glad you mentioned that you changed the sauce that way--I was wondering if I could do exactly that. Didn't want to buy a whole jar of chili garlic sauce if I didn't have to. I'll be trying this recipe soon.
Made this on the fly last night, YUM! I did add mushrooms and water chestnuts. I also doubled the sauce amount, instead of garlic chili sauce I used sriracha Hot chili sauce and fresh garlic. I also added red pepper flakes. It was spicy plus a little sweet n tangy. Family loved it!!
Doubled up on viggies and sauce....made a pack of ramen and served it over the plain noodles. Will making this often.
I used sirloin tip steak (grocery store was out of flank steak when I went) and couldn't find the chili garlic sauce so I used 2 tsp sambal oelek + 2 tsp bottled garlic, so I don't think my version was as spicy as it should have been. It was easy to make and cooked up quickly, and my husband really liked it, so I'll make it again. I served it over brown rice and we got three generous servings from the recipe (2 for dinner + 1 for lunch the next day). Next time I may add some broccoli or maybe bok choy for an extra veggie/nutrient boost.
made this last night for dinner....wasn't sure it was going to be fantastic, just thought it would be your average after work meal....tasted the sauce right before we ate and thought ENH, its alright.....put it over rice, sat down to eat and before i even got a bite in my mouth my husband was RAVING about it. and he said over and over throughout the meal how great it was. and let me tell you, i usually have to ask him if dinner is good to get any type of comment out of him about it. i'll for sure be making this again since it was sooo easy! i had a package of "stir fry" meat in the fridge so it was even easier then the recipe says.
This was really good and easy too! I used regular onion instead of green onion (just my preference) and cooked with the peppers along with some minced garlic. I also wanted to flavor the beef a bit so I added some teriyaki sauce while it was cooking. Didn't have rice wine vinegar so I used apple cider vinegar that I had on hand and that seemed to work just fine.
Delicious. We make a lot of stir fry but this sauce is by far one of our favorites. I usually double up the veggies and sauce
A little strong. Too much vinegar I think.
Excellent. Fast and easy and Oh so good. Served it over rice with Chinese hot sauce and Sesame Oil as condiments. I made it for my boyfriend and myself. I had 1 serving and he ate the rest! "Honey this is definitely a Keeper" We like garlic so I added a clove finely minced. Otherwise I made it exactly per the recipe. Will definitely make this again.
Very quick and eay recipe. I served it over brown rice which made for a filling meal. I'll definitely make this again.
Outstanding, restaurant-quality meal. Unbelievably fast and easy to prepare. Only caveat: may be too spicy for the kids (tone down the chili-garlic sauce if serving the family) - but the adults will love the kick. Served with recommended sides from Cooking Light Menu App for iPad - sesame noodles and steamed sugar snap peas. Bravissimo!
fantastic flavor and quick to make- my favorite combination! this will definitely be put into our menu rotation.
Very flavorful and super easy to make! I used petite sirloin that I sliced very thin to save on cost, and came out just as good!
i was out of green onion, so i sauteed some vidalia onions - amazing. i also added mushrooms...you can add any vegetable
Very easy and quick to make. Very tasty! Loved it!
Very easy and quick. I found the chili garlic sauce in my local store. It is quite spicy. I used 1/2 the recipe amount and it was just right. Whenever my husband says I can make it again I rate it 5 stars.
Superfast. Used top round (on sale), placed in freezer to firm and then sliced very thin. Made rest to recipe until the end when we added 1tsp of cornstarch dissolved in some beef broth to help thicken the sauce -- probably needed because the cut of beef we used released more juice than flank steak would have. Served with plain white rice & a side of the snow peas from CL's salmon with hoisin glaze. Very good.
This recipe was quick and easy, and it tasted great! I didn't have any sesame seeds, but I didn't miss them. Lots of flavor, and you can easily adjust how spicy it is by increasing or decreasing the chili paste. Having a meal I can prepare in 15 minutes that tastes this good is a real plus. I will definitely make this again.
Very tasty. The family loved it!
