2Add 5 tablespoons of cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of your favorite oil to the beef in the baggy.
3Close the baggy, shake it well, release the air, and massage the beef to ensure all pieces are nicely coated.
4Set the marinated beef aside.
5Separate the white and light green parts of the green onions from the dark green parts, then cut them into about 2-inch pieces.
6Prepare the garlic, pressing two large cloves (or four regular cloves).
7Prepare the sauce by combining half a cup of soy sauce, half a cup of water, 5 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce, a tablespoon of oyster sauce, a tablespoon of rice vinegar, a quarter teaspoon of ginger, and an optional quarter to half teaspoon of crushed red peppers.
8Stir the sauce well.
9Add about 2 tablespoons of your favorite oil into a pan and turn on the cooktop, letting it heat up for a couple of minutes.
10Add the marinated beef to the hot pan and spread it around to get a good sear.
11Mix the beef well in the pan.
12Add the light green and white parts of the green onions and the garlic cloves to the beef and mix well.
13Add the remaining dark green parts of the green onions and mix everything up.
14Stir the sauce again and pour it into the beef.
15Fry the mixture until the sauce thickens.
Ingredients
1 lb stir-fry beef, thinly sliced
5 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp oil
4 green onions
4 garlic cloves
0.5 cup soy sauce
0.5 cup water
5 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
0.25 tsp ginger
0.25 tsp crushed red peppers
Equipment
baggygarlic presspancooktop
Tips
If using fresh green onions from the grocery store, separate the white and light green parts from the dark green parts as the white and light green parts take longer to cook.
To save time, use a garlic press instead of mincing garlic.
For less sauce, cut the sauce recipe in half.
The Blackstone grill is good for searing the beef.