Thai Beef Stir Fry
Full of flavor, this super-quick Thai beef stir fry is packed with healthy vegetables. It’s a great weekday dinner option. Ready in 20 minutes.
What do you do when you want something that’s quick, filling, tasty, healthy, has minimal ingredients, and will leave you enough leftovers for lunch tomorrow? You whip up a Thai beef stir fry, of course.
As a new mom, I’ve quickly learned that I have to be strategic in the kitchen. There’s really no time to mess around. The going rate for my kitchen time is about 20 minutes, so I’m always dreaming up meal ideas that deliver the most flavor, portion, and nutrients. (Minimal clean-up is also a bonus.) This easy Thai beef stir-fry recipe checks all those boxes, and it’s cheaper and healthier than ordering Thai food, which can be heavy on saturated fat. All I’m seeing here are wins!
Aromatics like garlic, onion, and fresh basil leaves are plentiful in this recipe, while fish sauce and oyster sauce lend Asian flavors. For crunch, vitamins, and texture, I added crisp-tender veggies like snow peas, mushrooms, and bell peppers. But the beauty of making a stir-fry recipe is that you can use up most of the veggies you already have in the fridge—you may not even need to hit up a grocery store. Fresh and frozen vegetables will work, and don’t be shy to load this baby up. The more veggies, the better.
Serve this Thai stir-fry over jasmine rice, brown rice, or quinoa. The grains can be cooked beforehand to save time, or cooked while the stir-fry sizzles.
Thai Beef Stir Fry
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Beef, Main, Stir Fry
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: Thai
Description
Full of flavor, this super-quick Thai beef stir fry is packed with healthy vegetables. It’s a great weekday dinner option. Ready in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or vegetable oil
- 2 Thai chili, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 cup yellow onion, sliced
- 8 ounces snow peas
- 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
- Half of a red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 pound sirloin beef, cut into 1/4-inch thin strips
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 small bunch of fresh Thai basil leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok or a large skillet over high heat until a drop of water sizzles. Add chili, garlic, and onion. Quickly sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add snow peas, mushrooms, and bell pepper. Sauté for about 2 minutes.
- Switch to medium-high heat. Stir in beef; separate the slices using a spatula. Whisk oyster sauce, fish sauce, and brown sugar in a small bowl and add the sauce in the wok. Cook for 2 more minutes or stir fry beef until tender, stirring frequently.
- Turn off the heat and toss basil leaves in the beef stir fry. Serve over rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 5.3g
- Sodium: 1025.8mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2.7g
- Carbohydrates: 20.8g
- Fiber: 6.4g
- Protein: 33.2g
- Cholesterol: 66.9mg
About the Author
Sharon Chen is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and author of the Complete Sous Vide Cookbook. She believes food not only brings healing but also connection. As the creator of StreetSmart Kitchen, she aims to make meal prep easier than ever and help you find balance, ease, joy, and simplicity in the kitchen as you improve your well-being.
I love Thai flavors, and this stir fry looks so delicious and full of color and flavor. A delicious change from the same old stir fry. Can’t wait to try!
A stir fry is always our go-to for a quick and easy meal. This one looks great, with loads of colour!
I am just crazy about stir fries and am a huge fan of Thai flavors! I can’t wait to give your beef stir fry a try!
Excellent stir fry recipe! Perfect balance of veggies and beef. Serving it over quinoa is a great idea too; I’ll have to make this for my family this week!
Sharon, so happy you are back on line. Congratulations on the new baby!! I have not tried the Tai Beef as of yet, but will let you know as soon as it has appeared on my dinner table. Just happy, all is well with the family.
God Bless that little one, Ginny
Hi Ginny! Thank you so much. I am happy to be back. The little one definitely is a handful. But cooking and blogging are still going, just a bit slowly, nowadays. Hope you like this Thai beef recipe. Cheers!