Best 8 Spicy Beef Stir Fry Recipes

SPICY BEEF & PEPPER STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss beef with ginger, 2 garlic cloves, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand 15 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk coconut milk, sugar, chili sauce, lime zest, lime juice and remaining salt until blended., In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; stir-fry until no longer pink, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan., Stir-fry red pepper, red onion, jalapeno and remaining garlic in remaining oil just until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk mixture; heat through. Add spinach and beef; cook until spinach is wilted and beef is heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.

SPICY BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons rice wine in a medium bowl; add the beef, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon rice wine, the oyster sauce and sesame oil in a large bowl; set the bowl near the stove.
• Heat a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Add 3 tablespoons peanut oil, then the ginger, garlic and chiles; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beef and cook, stirring or shaking the skillet occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the beef with a slotted spoon to the sauce mixture and toss.
• If the pan is dry, add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, then add the onion and stir-fry until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add the bok choy and sugar; stir-fry until just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the beef and any juices to the pan and stir to combine. Serve over the rice.

SPICY BEEF STIR-FRY WITH BASIL

Steps:

• If you're making rice with this dish, get it started. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, chicken stock and sugar. In a mortar or small food processor, grind together the garlic and chiles into a coarse paste.
• Heat the lard in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic-chile paste, and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Before the garlic starts to brown, add the beef, and stir-fry to separate the pieces and coat with fat. Add the liquid mixture, making sure not to leave any behind in the bowl, and cook until the beef is only barely pink, about 2 minutes. Add the lime leaves, and continue to cook until no pink remains on the beef, about 1 minute. Add the basil leaves, and stir until they are just starting to wilt, then remove from heat and serve with rice. (You can fish out the large pieces of makrut leaves before serving or put them aside as you eat.)

SPICY BEEF AND ASPARAGUS STIR FRY

Steps:

• Freeze the steak until partially firm. Slice the beef into thin strips.
• Combine the cornstarch, water, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Add the beef and toss to coat.
• Mix the broth, soy sauce and ketchup in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat wok or skillet over high heat until hot. Add 1Tablespoon of the oil and the garlic. Stir fry for 20 seconds. Add half the beef mixture and stir fry until beef is brown. Then remove with slotted spoon and stir fry the rest of the beef. Remove as before, then add the rest of the oil. Stir fry the asparagus for two minutes, then add the pepper and onion for 2 more minutes.
• Return the beef to the wok and stir in the broth mixture. Cook until bubbly, stirring constantly. Cook covered one minute longer.

SPICY GINGER BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, ginger, pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir in the sherry or broth, soy sauce, barbecue sauce and sesame oil; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry carrots and onion in hot canola oil until crisp-tender; remove and set aside. In the same pan, stir-fry beef and garlic until meat is no longer pink. Stir sauce mixture; stir into pan. Add carrot mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Garnish with green onions. Serve over rice if desired.

HOT & SPICY SZECHWAN BEEF STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine the marinade in a zip-lock bag.
• Add the beef, knead the bag every 5 minutes or so.
• Combine the Sauce ingredients, set aside.
• Heat the wok.
• Add 2 Tbs Oil.
• Swirl to coat.
• Add Carrots and stir fry 1 minute.
• Add Celery, Red Bell Pepper, and Onion, stir fry 2 minutes.
• Remove and set aside.
• Reheat wok.
• Add oil, swirl to coat.
• Add Crushed Red chilies, cook a few seconds.
• Add Beef, stir fry 3 minutes.
• Add ginger, stir fry 1/2 minute.
• Push Meat to the sides of the wok.
• Pour Sauce into the center of the wok.
• Stir and thicken for 30 seconds.
• Return the vegetables, stir and heat through.
• Serve.

SPICY CHINESE STIR FRY BEEF

Steps:

• Cut the beef in thin slices, place in a dish with the garlic and the 1/2 tablespoon of Dark Soya sauce and the 1/2 tablespoon of light soya sauce. mix well, cover and place in the fridge to marinade for half an hour.
• Cut up the vegetables of your choice, I use the vegetables I have mentioned, add the ginger and set aside.
• Place the light soya sauce, oyster sauce, sesame sauce and the hot bean sauce in the water, mix the corn flour with enough water to make a paste and add it to the water.
• Heat wok; add half of the oil and stir fry the vegetables. Place in warm oven. Add remainder of the oil to wok and quickly stir fry the meat for just a minute or two. Add the liquid, stir until it thickens.
• Toss the vegetables back in and quickly stir.
• Serve with fried rice or noodles of your choice.

SPICY BEEF AND SWEET-POTATO STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Thinly slice onion and garlic. Peel sweet potatoes and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch -thick slices. Diagonally cut potato slices into thin strips and diagonally halve snow peas. Cut water chestnuts crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices and season with salt and pepper. Diagonally cut scallions into thin slices. In a small bowl stir together broth, hoisin sauce, brandy, and cornstarch until combined well.
• Heat a wok or large heavy skillet over high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 2 tablespoons peanut oil, swirling wok or skillet to coat evenly, and heat until hot but not smoking. Add onion and stir-fry until softened. Add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add sweet potatoes and stir-fry until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add snow peas and water chestnuts and stir-fry until snow peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a large bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to wok or skillet and heat unrig just smoking. Stir-fry half of beef until browned and transfer to bowl. Add remaining tablespoon peanut oil and stir-fry remaining beef in same manner, transferring to bowl.
• Add broth mixture to wok or skillet and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Simmer broth mixture 1 minute. Return beef-vegetable mixture with scallions to wok or skillet and stir-fry until combined and heated through. Season stir-fry with salt and pepper and stir in sesame oil.
• Serve stir-fry over rice, garnished with scallions.