Beef Stir Fry Recipe with 3 Ingredient Sauce
Beef Stir Fry is loaded with mushrooms, zucchini and bell peppers. The easy beef stir fry sauce adds amazing Asian BBQ flavor. Serve this with a side of steamy white rice and you’ll satisfy any craving for takeout.
Just like Chicken Stir Fry, or Shrimp Fried Rice, this is a one-pan, easy dinner that is so much better than going out.
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Beef Stir Fry
Stir fry is the ultimate quick dinner. This beef stir fry is cooked in just 20 minutes. High heat cooking results in tender and juicy beef caramelized with the beef stir fry sauce. This recipe moves fast so be sure to have all of your ingredients sliced up and ready to go before you fire up the stove.
What Kind of Beef is Used for Stir Fry?
Good news: you don’t need the most expensive cut of beef for tender beef stir fry. Top sirloin is our favorite beef for stir fry because it is relatively inexpensive and produces juicy results). These are generally the best beef cuts for stir fry:
- Top Sirloin Steak (or go-to)
- Chuck Steak
- Ribeye
- Tri-tip
- Flank Steak
How do you Make Stir Fry Beef Tender?
The right cut (see recommendations above) is critical. Also, be sure to:
- Thinly Slice your beef
- Cut steak against the grain
- Sear over high heat (sealing in the juices)
- Don’t crowd the pan which cools the pan quickly and results in chewy beef
The Best Beef Stir Fry Sauce:
A great stir fry is all in the sauce which is why our chicken and broccoli stir fry is so popular! The ingredients for this beef stir fry sauce will surprise you and you probably already have them in the refrigerator. The combination is sweet, savory and smoky. It caramelizes on the beef for tantalizing Asian BBQ flavor.
Keep in mind if you use a sweet BBQ sauce, the sauce will be considerably sweeter which is why we opted to use an original BBQ sauce. Also, use Tamari soy sauce to make this a gluten free beef stir fry!
Which Vegetables are Best for Stir Fry?
You can change up the vegetables for variety or to use up what you have on hand. The best vegetables for stir fry cook fast when thinly sliced. You can substitute with any of these:
- Bell Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Zucchini (green or yellow squash)
- Snap peas
- Carrots (sliced into matchsticks)
- Onion
- Asparagus
- Broccoli cut into florets
How to Make Beef Stir-Fry Sauce:
1. Stir together 3 Tbsp bbq sauce, 3 Tbsp real maple syrup and 2 Tbsp soy sauce. Set aside.
2. Heat a large heavy pan or wok over high heat with 1 Tbsp oil. Add thinly sliced beef to the hot pan in a single layer and sauté undisturbed 2-3 mins. Stir and sauté 2 min or until nearly cooked through. Season lightly with salt and pepper, add ginger and garlic and sauté 1 minute.
3. Drizzle beef with sauce to taste (I added 5 Tbsp) and stir-fry another 1 min or until fully cooked through. Remove beef to a plate and cover to keep warm. Wipe the pan clean with a damp paper towel.
4. Place the same pan over high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. Once hot, add mushrooms, season lightly with salt and pepper and stir fry until golden (5 min) then remove mushrooms to the plate with beef.
5. Add 1 Tbsp oil, sliced onion and vegetables and stir fry 8 minutes or until softened and golden.
6. Combine vegetables with beef and mushrooms, drizzle in more sauce to taste (I added another 2 Tbsp) and stir fry just until hot.
Which Oil is Best for Stir Fry?
Since you are cooking over high heat, use an oil with a high smoke point. Our favorite is extra light olive oil (we use it for everything from baking to stir fries because it is neutral in flavor and has a high smoke point). Other good options include: canola oil, grape-seed oil, avocado oil or peanut oil.
More Asian Copycat Recipes:
We love to recreate our favorite Asian takeout recipes because it is so easy to make them at home and is often healthier. I hope you find some new favorites here.
- Korean Beef Tacos – a must try beef Bulgogi
- Rice Noodle Stir Fry – light and so flavorful
- Sticky Korean Chicken is finger-licking good
- Sweet and Sour Chicken is baked to perfection
- California rolls – there is nothing like fresh sushi!
- Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with peanut dipping sauce
Beef Stir-Fry Recipe with 3 Ingredient Sauce
Ingredients
Ingredients for Beef Stir-Fry:
- 1 lb Top sirloin steak, thinly sliced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 medium yellow zucchini, sliced on the diagonal
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1/2 lb mushrooms, thin sliced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
- 1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds, for garnish
- 3 Tbsp Oil to Saute, *
Ingredients for Asian BBQ Sauce:
- 3 Tbsp original BBQ Sauce, we used Stubbs brand
- 3 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce, we used Tamari brand - gluten free
Instructions
- Stir together 3 sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat a large heavy pan or wok over high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. When oil is hot, add beef in a single layer and sautee undisturbed 2-3 mins. Stir and sautee another 2 min or until nearly cooked through. Season lightly with salt and pepper, add ginger and garlic and sautee 1 min.
- Drizzle beef with sauce to taste (I added 5 Tbsp) and stir-fry another 1 min or until beef is fully cooked through. Remove beef to a plate and cover to keep warm. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
- Place clean pan over high heat and add 1 Tbsp oil. Once oil is hot, add mushrooms, season lightly with s & p and stir fry until golden (5 min). Transfer mushrooms to the plate with beef.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil along with sliced onion and veggies and stir fry about 8 min or until soft and golden.
- Combine vegetables with beef and mushrooms, drizzle in more sauce to taste (I used another 2 Tbsp) and stir fry just until hot. Serve over steamy white rice.
Notes
This recipe also works well with pork strip loin or tenderloin.
*Use a high smoke-point oil such as: extra light olive oil, avocado oil, canola.
Nutrition Per Serving
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I do not often leave comments but I have to today. I made this recipe and EVERYBODY in the family loved it! That has not happened in a long time! I did not think it was possible!
Hi Daniela! That’s amazing. So glad to hear that.
I tried your simple beef stir fry recipe and found it delicious, the flavour blend is perfect, not too sweet. I’ll definitely use this again! Thank you!
That’s great, Karen! I’m so glad to hear that you loved the recipe and will be repeating it.
Where have you been all our lives!!! Next time I’ll make more sauce because it is sooo delicious! Thanks Natasha. See you tomorrow 😁
You’re welcome!
Hi can I use light soy sauce for this as I have no low sodium
Hi Lesley, that may work here. You may need to adjust your salt, or it may come out a bit salty. I hope you love this recipe!
I have always heard you should not take EVOO to high heat as it’s structure changes and becomes slightly toxic…
Any truth to that?
Hi Chris. I do not have much experience cooking with Evoo.
I used green beans instead of the zucchini but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. It tasted so very delicious: thank you!!
You’re welcome, Kathy. Glad that worked out just fine!
I made a beef stir fry using leftover steak, mushrooms, green beans, garlic, and this sauce and it was SO good. My son had four servings and kept raving about the sauce. Try it!
Yum! That sounds amazing! Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
best stir fry!! used sirloin steak and sliced very thin. I used frozen veggies that I microwaved for 2 or 3 minutes then put in colander to drain. I did triple the sauce because we like the rice to soak it up. I used sugar free baby rays bbq sauce and real honey, we thought the sweetness was just right, topped with spring onions and toasted sesame seeds, it looked like we picked up take out. thanks for this keeper!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Vicki! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Wow wow wow! So simple but so incredibly delicious. Thank you! I will definitely be making this again (and again)!! 😊
You’re welcome, Emily. Good to know that you’ll always be making this recipe!
Hi I tried to cook the beef stir fry today and it’s super yummy.
Thank you so much
I’m glad you loved this recipe, Mary!
Sauce was flavorful but needed more. Unfortunately used grass fed/finished beef stir fry and it ruined the recipe due to the beef being so tough. Sauce was tasty. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback, Carolyn!
This is our family’s favourite dish. Thank you for making cooking fun, I enjoy your videos they are very helpful. Also my family have been loving my creations (oops sorry your creations) LOL!! You are my go to on-line recipe book . Thank you 🙂
Your comment made my day! Thank you for being so thoughtful, Lorraine! I’m thrilled to hear you’re loving my recipes!
Delicious sauce. Not too salty. A great balance of sweet and salty. Very easy to make and all with ingredients we already had at home. The best stir fry we have made so far. We used Masterfoods brand barbecue sauce and it was great with it. Thanks so much for yet another amazing recipe.
Thank you for your great comments and feedback, Jazmin!
Yummy delicious and so easy.
I wanted to send you pictures of what I made but can’t figure out how to do it.
Thanks for your good feedback, JoAnne. Unfortunately, you cannot share photos here but feel free to share them on Facebookk
This was DELICIOUS! The vegetables I used included yellow onion, broccoli, mushrooms and bok choy. My husband said he would eat it once a month. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review, Kathy!
Olive oil is most definitely NOT considered a neutral taste olive oil
Use coconut or sesame oil
I made this for lunch yesterday and it was amazing , the sauce was excellent!!
Thank you Natasha for sharing!!
It’s a keeper for me!!
Hi Kathy, you are very welcome! I’m happy that you enjoyed this recipe, thank you so much for your review!
Made it today and can proudly say it was even better than takeout restaurants! Thank you so much , gonna try your other recipes too!
Hi Delara, thanks for your great comments and feedback! I hope you’ll love the other recipes that you will try.
Hi Natasha! My sister and I made this recipe for dinner today. It was divine! Our family loved it! The sauce was so delicious in the stir fry. We served it over brown rice. Thanks for the recipe!
Awesome, glad you and your family loved this recipe!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was so good that my husband and I ate the entire batch in one sitting. This is by far the best stir fry I’ve ever made and I make a lot of stir fry!
I’m so happy to hear that you loved the beef stir fry. Thank you Jane!
I love the beef stir fry.is their another sauce i could use just for a change
Hi Cathy, I honestly haven’t tried any other sauce to advise but feel free to experiment! Please let us know how it goes if you try that.
Wonderful definately will become a go to dish, for my stir fry’s. I added sweet chilli sauce to the Stubbs bbq sauce only a table spoon mind was delist. Ty
I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, Joy. Thank you for your great review and feedback!
I’ll definitely make this again!
Good to hear that, Jennifer.
Just made this recipe! So good and my husband really liked it. It was an easy recipe. I added bok Choy and snow peas. Love the sauce!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Made this tonight exactly according to your recipe and it was amazing! I was skeptical of the sauce at first but it was so good. Great balance of flavors. My husband loved it. Definitely on my dinner rotation. Love all your recipes.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Sandra! Thank you for the wonderful review!
This recipe looks delish! Can I use a flat iron steak?
Hi Cathy, I haven’t tried that yet to advise of the cooking time but I imagine that should work too.
Hi Natasha,
I’m on weight watchers and I would like to try using half of the amount of sauce for this recipe. In general, I prefer less sauce…have you tried using less ?
Hi Amy, I haven’t tried that yet but I imagine that would be alright. Please share with us how you liked that if you try!
I love ur new kitchen video 🤗
How can I watch ur cooking videos 🤔 Facebook is only showing recipe page no videos.
Lv ur cooking show❤️
Hi Barbara, you can see all of our recipe videos HERE. I’m so glad you’re enjoying our show!
Thank you Natasha for your delicious recipes. They are super easy to make, incredibly flavourful and tasty and super healthy.
You are god sent..🙏🙏
YOu’re so nice! Thank you, Shabana, for that wonderful review!
Can we use frozen vegetables for this recipe?
Hi Nikki, here is what one of our readers wrote in regards to using frozen vegetables: “I used a bag of stir fry veggies and frozen mushrooms which I defrosted first and then put in a hot pan to stir fry..i drained the extra liquid and added beef and sauce. It came out very good. I was pleasantly surprised on the sauce combination” I hope you find this helpful!
Best beef stir fry! Loved the BBQ in the sauce
I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
Hi Natasha, just tried this recipe and it was fantastic. I had an advantage with the meat, as I had some beef tenderloin, which always turns out fantastic no matter how you cook it. I am from Texas, so I added jalapenos to the stir fry and made the sauce a little spicier too. This recipe is a definite keeper! Thanks much.
So glad you found a new favorite! Thank you for sharing that great review for me!
Loved this recipe! The only difference is that I used flank steak.Loved the sauce, so easy. Thank you for a “keeper “
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Hí Nathasha, thank you so much for your wonderful and delicious recipes, the Stir fry Steak come out so good, my family love it,Also all my life I wanted to learn how to make Shrimp fry rice,and when I make your recipe,Wwaaww !! Amazing!! Love it ! Love it ! Thank you again.😍👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️
Yay, that is so awesome, Maria. I’m so happy to be reading your great comments and feedback. Enjoy and I hope you love the other recipes that you’ll try.
Hi there just wondering can you use honey instead of maple syrup for this recipe plan on making it tonight can’t wait thanks for sharing I’ll let you know how it goes
Hello Susan, yes honey should work fine too.
hey..thank u for all the great receipes..I will be sure to try this one tough
You’re welcome. I hope you love it!
Looking for a stir-fry recipe and came across this site.
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So I will say your site is a keeper. Thumbs up. Keep on doing what you love and being great at it 🙂
Thank you so much
We love it ! My fiance’ says it’s the best here in Pensacola , Fl 😋
So awesome, thanks for your great feedback!
Hi, I have a question: I run out of soy sauce. Is there any other sauce that I can use as a substitute? Or can I make wothout it and have almost the same taste? I did it before and I liked it. But I just went to make it again and ops: no soy sauce.
Hi Cristiane, you could try using a substitute for soy sauce like coconut aminos. That should work then just add salt to taste since coconut aminos have less salt.
This is a great recipe for a stir fry, delicious and easy to do.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
I used a bag of stir fry veggies and frozen mushrooms which I defrosted first and then put in a hot pan to stir fry..i drained the extra liquid and added beef and sauce. It came out very good. I was pleasantly surprised on the sauce combination
So nice to know that, Vicki. Thanks for sharing and I agree the sauce is really amazing!
I like your cooking shows I enjoy to watching and the food look good and delicious
I’m so glad you’re enjoying our videos, Annaliza! That’s so great!
Hi Natasha,
Love all your recipes! I wanted to make this one and I was wondering what I could substitute for the BBQ sauce and syrup?
Hi Lucy, it would significantly change the sauce. You might try our Beef and Broccoli sauce instead.
How. Do i get the recipe s from Natasha
Hi Alison, all of our recipes are on the blog here. You can use the search button in the top right corner. Are you looking for a specific recipe?
Delicious!! I used beef stir fry strips that were already thinly sliced. I will definitely add to collection of recipes.
Yum! That sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing that awesome review with me, Niya!
Excellent. My go-to for beef and veggies stir fry. The fam loves it.
That’s just awesome!!
Made the Beef stir fry exactly as per recipe. Beef tough but sauce good. Pity no one could eat the beef.
Hi Jim, I’ll do my best to troubleshoot – it could be due to substituting the cut of beef – some are definitely more tender. It also makes a big difference on how thinly you slice the beef and making sure you slice against the grain of the beef.
Sprinkle baking soda on it and let it sit for 15/20 minutes. Wash it off and then follow recipe. I do flank steak cut very thin. It will change your life.
Thank you for the delicious recipe! This is a keeper, and it’s definitely saucy enough. I like the flavors, and I added just a little sprinkle of crushed red pepper for a little heat.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
I used a bag of stir fry veggies and frozen mushrooms which I defrosted first and then put in a hot pan to stir fry..i drained the extra liquid and added beef and sauce. It came out very good. I was pleasantly surprised on the sauce combination
Fantastic recipe. I used onions, carrotts, shiatake as well as bella mushrooms, Snap sugar peas, red and green bell pepper. Added some cornstarch, 3/4 c.water a 2 tsp. of sugar for more liquid as I was serving it over a bed of Wild Rice. The beef I used was bought thinly stripped and advertised as stir fry, was very tender.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us! That’s so great!
This was absolutely delicious! The sauce is awsome! I did exactly what the recipe said. I used spicy Stubs bbq, beef, red peppers. carrots, snow peas ,onions and broccoli.
My husband had two servings.
Dont change a thing!
This will definitely be again and again.
Sounds like you definitely found a family favorite! Thank you so much for sharing that with me
I’m just going to say this, “Where have you been all my life?” This is super good. Thank you for your recipe and sorry but I’m gonna steal this from you to write on my notebook “Most Favorite Recipes” because this one is for keeps.
Awww that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I’m all smiles!
Is there an alternative to using maple syrup in the sauce. I have never had a need for maple syrup and didn’t want to waste a can for just a tsp or two.
Hi Billy, it will alter the flavors a little bit but honey would be a good substitute.
I am shocked at how good this turned out. When I tasted the 3 ingredient sauce, it was flat. However, the final result was amazing!!! I think that the ginger, garlic and beef flavours added lots to this sauce!!! Super impressed and will definitely be making this again!!! Also really easy to make and way better than store bought sauce.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Joanne!
Delicious recipe! Just made it for dinner and we are loving it! Used venison because we have it! Unusual ingredients for a stir fry, but it definitely works, thanks! Reasonable points too, for a Weight Watcher!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Hey Natasha,
I love all your receipes. Im from germany moved to the US so im really picky when it comes to good food lmao. I made this today and i loved it. I have a question tho. I feel like the sauce wasnt enough when i combined the stir fry with the rice. Did i do something wrong? I feel like the rice sucked up all the sauce so it wasnt enough.
Thank you in advance
I’m so glad you enjoy our recipes! This is normally pretty saucy but you can increase the sauce if you prefer more. Also, if you add more beef or vegetables, I would suggest increasing it proportionally.
This recipe is a keeper. My husband is a very picky eater but he loves this dish.Thank you Natasha.:)
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it Maria!
This looks AMAZING! Absolutely love that the sauce takes just 3 ingredients!
Thank you for that wonderful review, Taylor!!
This looks so good Natasha, definitely going to try this one out.
I hope you love it, Billy!
Mmmmm..wishing I had some right now!! This looks so flavorful & I love that it doesn’t require too many ingredients!
Exactly! I love how tasty this is for a simple recipe! Thank you for sharing this review with me!
Loving this recipe! I could eat this seven days a week.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
I am a huge fan of this recipe! It is always a crowd pleaser.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Sounds good, I’ll def try this approach. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Enjoy, Oliva!
We really enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
Can you make this recipe a day before and reheat? I’m having a dinner party and would love to get ahead as many dishes as I can so life can be a bit easier on the day of the party lol! Love your blog and recipes!
Hi Olivia ours hasn’t last long enough to store but I think that could work. Maybe prepping all of the ingredients and throwing it together the day of quickly? If you experiment, please let me know how you like that recipe.
would love to know sodium count in recipes as I am on a low sodium diet since I have cancer & congestive heart failure Can only have 2500mg a day
Hi, we are slowly working through all of our recipes to add nutrition info but it is a time consuming process as they have to be added one at a time. Thank you for being patient! 🙂
Thanks Natasha for another delicious recipe. Tripled the recipe and forgot the sesame seeds but added crushed red pepper flakes.and it was so tasty. Will definitely add some sesame seeds as well.
I’m so happy it still worked out! Thank you for the great review, Debbie!
Oh Natasha! you are a dinner rescuer. I was googling around for a quick, easy, delish stir fry sauce and then bam!… I see yours with only 3 ingredients! The combo is perfect! Thank you!
I’m so happy you enjoyed the Stir-fry, Ena. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Where in the recipie is the onion added
Hi Inna, it goes in along with the bell peppers. I hope you love the recipe!
Tastes so good! I forgot to buy maple syrup and used pancake syrup instead (which has like only 2% maple syrup) and it was still delicious! Since don’t like the taste of ginger I just used ginger powder, just a little, on the tip of a knife…
I’m happy to hear the recipe was a success! Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers Valentina!
I made this recipe extra lean by using top sirloin (completely trimmed) & eliminated all oil, opting instead for beef broth… vege’s cooked up great! I also added a few drops of sesame oil to the marinade. Family loved it!
Yummy! I’m glad to hear the recipe was such a success. Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers Karen!
YUM! Thank you for the recipe! My family and I loved it.
You’re welcome Nicole! I’m glad to hear that! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It is the best steak stir fry I have ever made and eaten!
You’re welcome Barb! I’m happy to hear how much you love the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Stir fry was delicious add a few more veggies to eat worth a 5 star to me!
I’m glad you enjoy it Johanne! Thanks for sharing!
Do you know the nutritional information for this recipe? Calories, fat and salt for each serving?
Due to time constraints, I don’t typically include nutritional info, but check out this nutrition analyzer – you can plug in the ingredients from any recipe, select the serving size and it will give you nutritional info, calories, etc. I hope that is helpful to you Sonja!
Love your recipes Natasha, my wife and I use them a lot, will try this one tonight, Clive.
Will rate recipe later !!
Thank you for the compliment Clive, I will be waiting for the review 😬
Hello does it have to be maple syrup?? I only have the regular syrup for pancakes and also have honey.. Would any of them work?
Hi Natasha, I haven’t experimented that way but I think it would be worth an experiment to try either one. I’d probably experiment with honey first.
Thank you for replying so fast! 🙂 I’ll let you know how it turns out 🙂
You’re welcome Natalie! Please do 🙂
My husband made this for dinner last night. It was delicious! This will be a new family favorite. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Nana! I’m glad to hear you’re family enjoys the recipe as much as mine does. Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
Delish everytime!!
I’m glad you enjoy the recipe Tonya! Thanks for sharing 🙂
The recipe for a stir-fry sauce I have been searching for!!!! Perfect blend of sweet and savory. Actually made this two nights in a row – we had extra rice from night 1 and enough ingredients left to make it again. I par-boiled some thinly sliced carrots before adding them into the veggie sautee. Perfection! Thanks so much!
You’re welcome Anna! I’m so glad to hear how much you love this recipe! Thanks for sharing your fantastic review!
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No book yet, but it’s on the to-do list.
Absolutely delish!!! We had ours with udon noodles which worked really well. Will definitely be having this again 😊
I’m happy to hear that Emily! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hi Natasha I absolutely love the recipes I’ve tried from your blog! 💜 What can I sub for the zucchini in this recipe?
Hi Michelle, you can use zucchini instead of mushrooms – I think that would work well.
What type of pan did you use to sear the meat? I have a stainless steel pan and a cast iron that would take the high heat. Love your recipes……
Thanks Linda! This is the pan that I’m using – it is a coated cast iron pan. I would suggest using whichever one you feel is more non-stick, but either of those would work fine 🙂
Can’t wait to try it! Can I substitute the BBQ sauce with anything? I don’t have one in hand and wondering if it will still work out.
Hi Angie, I haven’t tested anything else and the BBQ sauce was a shortcut so you’ll probably have to combine several ingredients to get a similar flavor. I wish I had an easy answer for that.
Made this sauce last night to go with stir fry out of moose steak, wild bullét mushrooms, broccoli, onion, garlic, bell peppers! Was a hit with our family! No leftovers :-(.
Thank you for recreating this recipe! 5 stars!
You’re welcome Lari! No leftovers is certain success! Thanks for sharing your review 🙂
I made this last night and it wasn’t the best stir fry I’ve ever made! My picky 7 year old loved it. Thank you!
Was* the best sir fry I’ve ever made 😉
LOL! Gotcha 🙂
I enjoy your recipes very much. I thought I might share some information I looked up concerning the smoke point on oils. I like avocado oil for frying since it has a high smoke point of 520 degrees vs EVO is only 350. Ordinary Olive oil is 410 degrees.
You’re so welcome Arlene! Yes, it is so imporant to watch for the smoke point.
You’re welcome Krystal! I’m glad to hear you guys love it!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is the BEST stir fry! Sooo much flavor and so simple to make! I can never get tired of it!
Great! I am so glad to hear you enjoy the recipe! 🙂
Hi! How do you go about choosing a type of beef for your dishes? When i go to a store to buy beef i get confused about the different parts of it and what they are best for.
I’m the same way – I try to look up recipes online to see what cuts are recommended and if 2 out of 3 mention a specific cut, that’s the one I go for! If I didn’t figure it out before going to the store, I’ll stand with my phone and be googling. 🙂 I do lots of research before I post a recipe and not just research but testing. Some cuts are better for certain dishes because they are marbled. For this one, because it’s thinly sliced against the grain, it’s ok if the steak isn’t super marbled so a chuck steak or a sirloin would work great. You could also use a flank steak – it’s my favorite for stir fry’s but it is a bit spendy compared to the other 2. I hope that helps!
Thank you so much for the detailed reply!
My pleasure Alena! 🙂
Frank steak is the best for stir fry.
Did u cook your beef all at once? I had to cook it in 3 batches because it would steam and not sear if I put it all in the pan.
Lena, my pan is large enough to accommodate 1 pound of beef. If you are using smaller pans, I would recommend using two pans or cook it batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
Made this for dinner last night.. the barbecue flavor was way to overpowering for us but I used sweet baby rays BBQ so maybe that’s why? I ended up adding more soy sauce and also some sesame seeds oil to give it more of an Asian flavor. Was very tasty.
Hi Valentina, yes if you use a sweet BBQ sauce, it definitely makes the recipe more sweet which is why I recommend using an original bbq sauce. I’ve actually tried a sweet one before and also had to add more soy sauce to balance it. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
I made this tonight and everybody loved it. Will do it again next week.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Doubled on the garlic and ginger to my preference! Delicious! Will definitely rotate with the other stir fry u have . 😋
Tonya, I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you for the wonderful review. It’s always so nice to hear from you 😁.
Hello Natasha,
I’m from Bangladesh. I like your each and every recipes. I tried it last night. It was yummy. Thanks a lot for this lovely recipe.
You are very welcome Nishat and thank you for the great review 😀.
OH MY! I made this dish last night for dinner, and it turned out amazing!! The meat was not rubbery, and was almost melting in my mouth! Im sure I can also do this recipe with chicken!! Thank you Natasha!!
Zhanna, thank you for such a nice review on the recipe and you are very welcome 😀.
I made this tonight, followed every step but meat turned out rubbery :(. maybe it needs to marinade before its cooked..?
Olga, what kind of meat did you use and was the meat cooked over high heat to sear in the juices? Also its very important to slice the meat as thinly as possible against the grain. A thinned sliced beef cooked over high heat will be cooked very quickly. Overcooked beef will be hard to chew.
I am drooling over this one! I love stir-fry, beef, pork, shrimp…anything stir-fry! And yes, definitely eat it with rice. Rice is a staple in the Philippines as potatoes are in the US. My hubby once told me that he’s never had this much rice all his life lol! Anyways, will definitely try this! 😉
I bet you have some creative recipes for rice! 🙂
We really don’t have much rice recipes except variations for fried rice, porridge, steamed rice. However, some of the rice recipes are the sweet delicacies which involves using sweet sticky rice. I will share to you some of them when I get around to making them. I’m planning to make some around 1st wk of Nov since those delicacies are popular there during that time because it’s like our memorial day Nov. 1-2. 😊
That sounds great! Thank you Sheila! 🙂
Hi – I plan to make the beef stir fry. What kind of oil do you recommend using for the beef?
Hi Jessica, I totally missed that little detail in the post. Sorry about that! I’ve updated 🙂 Pick an oil with a high smoke; extra light olive oil (the one we use), avocado oil, canola, etc.
Glamping – the only way I’d consider camping lol. This stir fry looks so good. I’m always a fan of super simple, I have to say! Your photos are mouthwatering 🙂
Thank you Natasha and your photos are mouthwatering as well 😀!
Hi! Natasha.I want to try this but i dont have maple syrup.what can i substitute to it?
Hi Gretchen, it will alter the flavors a little bit but honey would be a good substitute.
Thank you very much Natasha! Tomorrow I’ll try it! 😊😊😊
Hi Natasha, its looks so delicates and very colorful. I will do it some day. We love veggies with meat…. You are really chef and good cook!!!!! Blesings to you and family.
Thank you so much Nina!! 🙂
Thanks! I simmer by adding water,is that what you do? My favorite meat is chicken and pork,but my husband started to like beef,so trying to cook this thing right way. God bless you!! Thanks for the wonderful recipes.:-)
I wouldn’t simmer beef in water. Simmering it in water will dry it out. Are you following a recipe that is telling you to do that? I’m curious! 🙂
Title is misleading. Definitely not a three ingredient sauce 🙂
Hi Mary, I’m not sure what you mean. There are only 3 ingredients in the sauce:
3 Tbsp original BBQ Sauce
3 Tbsp Maple Syrup
2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
The BBQ sauce alone has at least 5 ingredients😉 That’s what I meant
Hi Mary, true! But I figured most people have BBQ sauce in their fridge. I think folks would run away if I added another 10 ingredients to make your own, but you definitely can if you like. We love practical shortcuts and it works really well! 🙂
DUH!!!!! so specific. i am sure you are counting every strip and every weight you put in our body.
Hi Natasha,
My husband is allergic to bell peppers. Do you have any idea of substitute ?
Thanks
Hi Maria, you could just double the zucchini or add broccoli or snap peas. It’s pretty easy to substitute and get creative with different vegetables 🙂 I hope you love it!
yuuummmm:):) on my list!! will try to make it tonight, thank you for your hard work. And beautiful pictures by the way 🙂 you guys do an amazing job, love your web site.
Just on a side note: I will be searching and searching on different web sites for new recipies and then at the end I just end up going to your site and picking out something easy and fast :):) lol and I know I’m not the only ones who says that, so keep on doing what your doing because your good at it 🙂 thnx again for your hard work.
Alena, I’m so happy to hear that our blog is a blessing to your family. Thank you so much for sharing that with us 😀.
I do that, too. Natasha’s recipes are AMAZING!
My goodness looks so good!! It’s going on my cooking list! 😊😜 Thank you for the recipe ❤️
You are welcome Natasha, let me know how it turns out 😀.
Good evening,Natasha. This looks good. How long do u cook your beef? I fry it first,then I simmer it for about 3 hrs. and the meat is still chewy,I cook it again for some time? Why, is it cause we bought the meat from the farm. Do u think that’s why? I’m not to good of preping out of beef.
Hi Olga, it really depends on the cut of beef and the cooking method. Beef in a slow cooker works best when it’s on low for eight hours. In a stirfry like this one, if you slice the meat very very thin against the grain, it will be easy to chew even though it is cooked quickly. Also, in a stirfry, it is important to cook the beef over high heat to see her in the juices. You don’t want to cook beef two lawn with the stirfry like this one or it will become chewy. When you say that you simmer beef for three hours, are you simmering it in some sort of liquid or sauce and are you using something like a Dutch oven with the lid to seal in moisture? There are so many variables when it comes to beef, I hope that answer helps somewhat.