Easy Five Spice Ginger Beef

Step 1

Heat the peanut oil in a very hot wok.

Step 2

Season the steak strips with salt and pepper and quickly stir fry for only a minute or two. Be careful not to overcook the beef at this stage ; a minute or two is really long enough. Remove beef from the wok and set aside.

Step 3

Add another couple of tablespoons of peanut oil to the wok and quickly sauté the minced garlic for only a few seconds.

Step 4

Add all of the remaining ingredients to the to the wok except the cornstarch slurry and bell pepper..

Step 5

Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes then stir in the corn starch slurry, stirring constantly until it thickens to the consistency of a glaze.

Step 6

Toss the beef back into the sauce along with one chopped red bell pepper and cook only enough to heat through; about a minute.

Step 7

Serve immediately over rice or Chinese noodles and garnish with toasted sesame seeds and/or green onions.