Description
This Ground Beef Stir Fry Vegetables Easy recipe delivers a flavorful, quick dinner perfect for weeknights. It features tender beef and crisp vegetables in a savory Asian-inspired sauce, ideal for family dinners and one pan cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- A generous ¼ teaspoon each garlic salt onion powder celery salt black pepper
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch plus 3 tbsp. cold water
- 1 cup beef broth
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey can sub brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 ¼ lbs. ground beef see notes
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil can sub olive or vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup dry white wine or beef broth See notes
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup green beans
- 8 oz. mushrooms
- 1 small yellow onion sliced
- ½ cup carrots julienned
- ½ red bell pepper sliced
- 1 rib celery diced
- 3 cups cooked rice any kind See notes
Instructions
- Mix cornstarch and cold water in a covered container until combined and leave it in a cool place.
- In a bowl, stir together the rest of the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Measure out all additional ingredients to prepare.
- Season the ground beef with the specified spices and cook it in heated oil over medium-high heat, breaking it apart until browned. Drain fat and remove beef.
- Pour white wine into the skillet, reduce heat to medium, and scrape the pan with a spatula while cooking until the liquid halves, about 3 minutes.
- If needed, add more oil and toss in broccoli green beans mushrooms onions and celery, cooking for 3 minutes until they soften a bit.
- Add carrots and bell peppers and cook an additional 2 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce mixture and bring it to a gentle boil then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Shake the cornstarch mixture well and stir it slowly into the sauce until it thickens, then lower the heat.
- Return the cooked beef and any juices to the pan, mix into the sauce, and heat through about 2 minutes.
- Garnish as desired and serve the stir fry over rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g + 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg