{"id":33336,"title":"Beef and Bean Stir-Fry","modified":"2025-06-16T09:09:27+02:00","plain":"Just as the name suggests, this is a delicious Chinese dish made with beef and - drum roll - beans! Mushrooms are also added to deepen the flavour. It is quick, tasty, and simple - what more could you want? \n\n\n\nMagnificent, isn't it?\n\n\n\nIf you enjoy dishes like this, do try my stir-fried pork recipe - it is divine.\n\n\n\nThe main ingredients of beef and bean stir-fry\n\n\n\nLight soy sauce and dark soy sauce: These two pillars of Asian cooking are like yin and yang; they complement each other and keep the flavours in balance. The light sauce adds brightness and saltiness, while the dark sauce brings depth and complexity. Come here to learn more.\n\n\n\nShaoxing wine: This fragrant Chinese cooking wine is essential in any Asian pantry. Click here to learn more or find out how to substitute it\n\n\n\nTogether these ingredients mingle with their juices to create a rich sauce\n\n\n\nSesame oil: Celebrated for its bold, nutty taste, sesame oil should be used with restraint; too much can overpower the rest of the dish. Learn more here\n\n\n\nTips for a successful beef and bean stir-fry\n\n\n\nFirst, let the wok get thoroughly hot before adding anything. The intense heat unlocks the flavours of the dish, especially in the meat.\n\n\n\nThe rich colour of the meat and beans shows a perfect sear\n\n\n\nBeyond achieving a good sear, there is no real secret. The recipe is straightforward and requires no special skills.\n\n\n\nWhat to serve with beef and bean stir-fry?\n\n\n\nThis dish is perfect for an Asian-style spread of several small plates. For example, serve beef with onions in one bowl, the beef and beans in another, some fried rice on the side, or even chicken noodles.  \n\n\n\nFried rice, taste-bud orgasm edition, never fails\n\n\n\n\n\n\tBeef and Bean Stir-Fry\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t300 g sliced steak3 tablespoons of oil (for stir-frying, or as needed)2 cloves of minced garlic150 g flat beans150 g sliced mushrooms1 pinch of salt2 tablespoons of water or chicken brothMARINADE2 tsp Shaoxing wine2 tsp light soy sauce2 tsp dark soy sauce2 tsp sesame oil1 pinch of black pepper1 tsp sugar2 tsp cornstarch\t\n\t\n\t\tMarinate the beef for 15 minutesIn a pan over medium-high heat, sear the beef for one minute, then stir-fry for 2-3 minutes and set asideAdd a little more oil and stir-fry the beans and mushrooms for 3-4 minutesReturn the beef, add the broth, and stir-fry for 1 minute\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseChinese","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}