Beef Tomato Recipe
Beef tomato is a famous Chinese-American dish prepared with tender beef cooked with freshonions, tomatoes, a little sweet sauce and bell peppers in a savory.
Ingredients
- 1 lb 450g beef sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 large tomatoes chopped
- 1 bell pepper sliced (optional)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water slurry
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh cilantro or green onions for garnish optional
- Cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the sliced beef with a pinch of black pepper and a tablespoon of soy sauce. Marinate it for around 15 minutes.
- In a large skillet, heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium-high flame.
- Add the beef and stir-fry until it is cooked through, it may take around 4-5 minutes. Take the beef out from the skillet and put it aside.
- In the similar skillet, add the remaining one tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Add minced garlic and sliced onion. Stir-fry until the onion is fragrant and translucent, it may take around 2-3 minutes.
- Put chopped tomatoes and bell peppers (if you are using). Cook until the tomatoes are softened, it may take around 3-4 minutes.
- Return the cooked beef to the skillet. Include the remaining one tablespoon of oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar. Mix everything well.
- Add the cornstarch mix and mix until the sauce turns thick, it will take around 1-2 minutes.
- Before serving, let’s taste and adjust the seasoning using salt and pepper.
- You can garnish it with green onions or fresh cilantro.
- It’s time to serve the dish. You can serve it with cooked rice.