“Scorching Beef” Steak Fried Rice

Steak Fried Rice is a bit particular as a result of it’s uncommon to see fried rice made with chunks of beef! With marinated, tenderised beef items “sizzled” till golden, this is a wonderful recipe to make with economical cuts like sizzle steak, minute steak, and pre-cut stir fry strips.

“Scorching Beef” Steak Fried Rice

This isn’t the primary time I’ve accomplished a beef fried rice. However it’s the primary time I’ve shared any rice dish with steak items somewhat than mince (floor beef) jumbled all through the rice. The truth is, it could be the primary time I’ve ever eaten a fried rice with items of beef in it!

Thoughts you, I’m not claiming this as an authentic invention. I’m simply saying it’s completely different from the standard fried rice made with hen or prawns/shrimp. It’s a bit particular. And it’s actually tasty. It scored extremely with the workforce at RecipeTin Meals, common recipients of my trials (and errors) within the kitchen. These tasty little marinated bits of beef “sizzled” till caramelised actually makes it!

Conserving little bits of steak tender

Little bits of steak overcook in a flash – as in, lower than 90 seconds. So the one method to make this actually satisfying so we chew into beef that’s caramelised on the floor however tender inside is to marinate and tenderise it. In any other case, it’s dry cardboard for dinner tonight!!

Whereas marinating provides taste, common marinades received’t maintain the meat tender. To attain that velvety texture you get in Chinese language restaurant beef stir fries, we have to velvet the meat.

There’s varied methods to do it, however the methodology I discover the simplest for residence cooking is to make use of baking soda (bi-carbonate soda), a tried-and-true method I’ve shared that many readers love! It’s straightforward, low cost, and if you happen to’ve by no means accomplished it earlier than, it’s a game-changer.

Learn extra about it right here – Learn how to Velvet Beef for Stir Fries.

Components for Scorching Beef Fried Rice

Right here’s what you want for this fried rice. This dish is Thai flavoured, utilizing fish sauce and oyster sauce as shortcut flavour bumps like in basic Thai Fried Rice.

Beef and marinade

• Beef – I like to make use of rump steak (US: high sirloin) as a result of it’s straightforward to chop into small rectangles that I need for this recipe so that you get good little bites, it’s acquired good beef flavour and texture for a dish like this. There’s no have to splurge on costly beef, the marinade does wonders tenderising.

  Porterhouse/sirloin (known as New York Strip within the US, amongst different names) is analogous nevertheless it’s slightly pricier so I have a tendency to stay with rump.

  For different beef cuts – see field beneath. And sure, you need to use hen! See FAQ.

• Baking soda (bi-carbonate soda) – The magic ingredient to “velvet” the meat which retains it good and tender, quick turning into the world’s worst saved Chinese language restaurant secret! With out, the small skinny bites of beef would overcook and dry in 90 seconds. We solely use a tiny quantity so you possibly can’t style it. See Velveting Beef recipe for extra info on this system.

• Darkish soy sauce – stains the meat a wealthy mahogany color and provides soy flavour. Substitute with mild or all-purpose soy sauce, although the flavour and color will not be as intense.

• Oyster sauce – shortcut sauce for fast flavour, including savoury, sweetness and thickens the sauce. Substitute with vegetarian oyster sauce (for shell-fish free, accessible in Asian and huge grocery shops lately) or Hoisin sauce (alters flavour however performs comparable function).

• Water – To skinny the marinade sufficient to coat all the meat, and in addition to dilute the marinade a bit (I discovered the meat too salty in first iterations of this recipe).

• Garlic – Like bacon, it simply makes every little thing higher!

• Sugar – Only a smidge, for flavour and great caramelisation. White or brown is okay.

DAY-OLD COLD RICE

You will have 4 cups of day-old cooked rice. You’ll want 1 1/2 cups of raw rice (1 cup raw rice = 3 cups cooked). I take advantage of long-grain rice.

Rice for fried rice FAQ

Why day-old cooked rice?

What kind of rice?

Rice to keep away from

Don’t have day-old cooked rice?

Get organised – have a freezer stash!

Beef fried rice sauce

Listed here are the components for the sauce. Solely three – as a result of the fish sauce and oyster sauce are full flavoured, plus we get flavour within the rice from the meat too!.

• Fish sauce – Has extra depth of flavour than soy sauce, however may be substituted with common or mild soy sauce. Doesn’t style fishy as soon as cooked!

• Oyster sauce – See above beef marinade for description and substitutions.

• Sugar – To stability the flavour of the saltiness you get from the fish sauce. Any kind of sugar is okay right here.

💡This fried rice sauce is deliberately extra daring flavoured than a typical Chinese language Fried Rice as a result of I feel it fits the meat higher as beef has a stronger flavour than hen and prawns/shrimp that are the standard proteins utilized in fried rice.

THE ADD-INS

I used inexperienced onion and inexperienced beans as a result of I used to be intentionally going for a green-add-ins fried rice on this recipe. Simply to do one thing completely different from the standard kaleidoscope of colors you see in fried rice (carrots, corn, peas!). So be happy to substitute the inexperienced beans for different greens, and the inexperienced onion for an everyday onion.

Learn how to make Beef Fried Rice

The meat wants 1 hour minimal to marinate however you possibly can go away it in a single day. Notice: some different cuts of beef prompt want a minimal of 4 hours marinating time (ie gradual cooking cuts and among the extra economical cuts). See the meat part above or recipe notes for marinating instances.

1. MARINATING THE BEEF

1. Minimize the meat into 1.5cm / 0.6″ strips

2. Small squares – Then lower these strips into sq.(ish) items about 3-5mm / 0.2″ thick, so you will have a number of skinny sq.(ish) bits of beef.

3. Combine the meat marinade components in a bowl.

4. Marinade – Then add the meat and toss to coat. Marinade for 1 hour minimal, as much as 24 hours. I discover the additional time doesn’t add something, it doesn’t make the meat any extra tender nor does it add extra flavour as a result of the items are so skinny, the flavour totally penetrates in an hour.

   ⚠️ Keep in mind – In case you are not utilizing rump / high sirloin, test the really useful marinating time. See Notice 1 of the recipe card or the blue field above within the beef part.

2. PREPARING OTHER INGREDIENTS

1. Inexperienced onion – Minimize it into 1.5cm / 0.2″ lengths and separate the firmer white elements from the inexperienced elements. We add them into the pan at completely different instances because the white half takes for much longer to cook dinner than the inexperienced half.

2. Fried rice sauce – Put the components in a small bowl and blend.

3. Slicing inexperienced beans – Trim the inexperienced beans then lower into 1.25cm / 1/2″ items.

4. Scrambled egg – Whisk the components then put aside.

OK! Prep accomplished, the cook dinner half is sweet and fast. Simply wait till that beef hits the pan, it smells soooo good!

3. COOKING THE FRIED RICE IS FAST!

This fried rice is cooked in a big pan as a substitute of a wok as a result of it’s a big-batch of fried rice (sufficient to serve 4 as a meal) that’s an excessive amount of to slot in a wok. Should you attempt to cook dinner this in a wok, the rice and beef will simply “stew” and get sweaty as a substitute of caramelised and toasty. 🙂

1. Giant pan – Warmth 2 tablespoons of the oil in a big non-stick pan over excessive warmth. Mine is 30cm / 12″ huge, and is without doubt one of the most often used cookware in my kitchen (it’s a Pyrolux, no that’s not an affiliate hyperlink, and sadly not very accessible exterior of the Australia).

2. Caramelised beef – Add the meat and cook dinner till the floor seals, about 1 1/2 minutes. Then add the white a part of the inexperienced onion and beans and cook dinner for about 1 minute till the meat is caramelised. Add the garlic simply earlier than the top (if you happen to add it earlier, it is going to burn).

3. Rice and sauce – Add the rice then pour the sauce over. Toss for about 1 1/2 minutes to disperse the sauce via the rice and provides it an opportunity to get good and toasty.

4. Clear area within the pan for the egg. That is really the normal means egg is cooked for fried rice in Thailand, so it’s not simply me being lazy! 🙂

5. Scramble egg – Add and swirl 1/2 tablespoon of oil within the cleared area. It should warmth nearly immediately. Then pour the egg in and as soon as it units a bit, lazily scrape and swirl via it to scramble the egg.

   Don’t fear if a few of it will get caught (like mine does), simply scrape it off and revel in crispy little egg bits in your rice!

6. End and serve – As quickly because the egg is sort of cooked, toss it via the rice with the inexperienced a part of the inexperienced onion, which wilts in a short time. Then transferring right into a serving bowl or divide between bowls, and get caught into it!

Serving as a meal

I need to inform you that this may be dinner by itself. However to me, it’s too mild on the greens to be thought of a very meal. My mom did such job of mind washing me as a child! 😖

For a fast choice, simply add wedges of tomato and hunks of cucumber on the aspect, no dressing required. Earlier than you dismiss that as boring, it’s not! This fried rice is sort of full flavoured so the freshness of plain greens is welcome. Additionally, it’s legit Thai avenue meals model! Plain tomato and cucumbers is a standard addition to plates of noodles and rice in Thailand, and as famous above the sauce utilized in as we speak’s recipe is from my Thai Fried Rice.

Nevertheless, in order for you one thing slightly extra attention-grabbing (and I get it), listed here are a couple of easy Asian salads that you may add on the aspect:

The Spicy Asian Zucchini will get a particular point out – such a scrumptious method to get an enormous vegetable repair – and the Asian Slaw is a private favorite because it’s an awesome standby to have within the fridge. Should you’re actually pressed for time, simply purchase a pre-cut slaw combine then toss with the dressing within the Asian Slaw recipe.

Or – by cross all that and simply take pleasure in an enormous steamy bowl of the fried rice for dinner. These juicy beef bits are the perfect! Attempt to withstand choosing out greater than your truthful sharing and sneaking it into your bowl. (Who me?😇) – Nagi x

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“Scorching Beef” Steak Fried Rice

Creator: Nagi

Prep: 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner: 10 minutes minutes

Marinating: 1 hour hr

Whole: 1 hour hr 25 minutes minutes

Predominant, Facet Dish

Asian, Chinese language, Thai-ish

Servings4 as a meal, 6 to eight as a aspect

Faucet or hover to scale

Recipe video above. This can be a bit particular as a result of it is uncommon to see fried rice made with juicy bites of steak! With marinated, tenderised beef items “sizzled” till golden (aka – your favorite Chinese language restaurant Scorching Beef!), this is a wonderful recipe to make with economical cuts like sizzle steak, minute steak, and pre-cut stir fry strips. The meat is caramelised on the surface, and tenderised so it would not overcook. It is so tender and velvety, you may be shocked!

Components

Tenderising beef marinade:

Directions

ABBREVIATED RECIPE:

• Marinate beef 1 hour. Cook dinner beef in 2 tbsp oil on excessive in a big pan till calmly seared, add white a part of inexperienced onion and beans, cook dinner till beef is caramelised, including garlic in the direction of the top. Add rice and sauce, toss effectively. Scramble egg on aspect of pan, toss via inexperienced a part of inexperienced onion. Eat!

FULL RECIPE:

• Marinade & tenderise beef – Combine the marinade components in a bowl then add the meat and toss effectively. Put aside for 1 hour (as much as 24 hours), or the time laid out in Notice 1.

• Sauce – Combine the Sauce components. Put aside.

• Whisk the Scrambled Egg components. Put aside.

• Sizzle beef – Warmth 2 tablespoons of oil in a big non-stick pan over excessive warmth (mine is 30cm/12″, see Notice 8 for why no wok). Add the meat and cook dinner for two minutes till the floor is sealed. Add the garlic, white a part of the inexperienced onion and beans. Cook dinner for one more 1 minute till the meat is caramelised, stirring always so it would not catch and burn.

• Rice and sauce – Add the rice and sauce. Toss for 1 1/2 – 2 minutes to offer the rice an opportunity to get toasty.

• Scramble egg – shove all of the rice to 1 aspect and shif the pan so the empty area is ready over the flame. Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and unfold. Pour the egg, swirl, give it 10 seconds to partially set then do lazy swirls along with your spatula to scramble it softly. As soon as largely cooked, shortly (however gently!) toss it although the rice.

• Serve – Add the inexperienced a part of the inexperienced onion and toss via. Divide between bowls and revel in!

Recipe Notes:

1. Beef – I like to make use of rump steak (US: high sirloin) as a result of it’s straightforward to chop into small rectangles that I need for this recipe so that you get good little bites. There’s no have to splurge on costly rump, the marinade does wonders tenderising.
Different beef (simply lower comparable sizes, won’t be capable to lower form I do):

• Skinny sizzle steak / minute steak / schnitzel – glorious! However marinade for 4 hrs minimal.
• Pre-cut “beef stir fry strips”, spherical steak – 4 hr marinade
• Sirloin/porterhouse (New York strip), t-bone, flank, skirt, hanger, bavette – glorious! 1 hour marinade
• Scotch (rib-eye) and tenderloin – pricier, so pointless, however you possibly can in order for you. 1 hr marinade.
• Sluggish cooking cuts like chuck, brisket, oyster blade, beef quick rib – marinade 24 hrs, make sure you slice factor. Received’t be fairly as tender as rump nevertheless it’s nonetheless glorious!

2. Darkish soy sauce – Offered in bottles labelled “darkish soy sauce” and provides color to the meat. Substitute with common or mild soy sauce.
3. Oyster sauce – substitute with vegetarian oyster sauce (for shellfish-free) or hoisin sauce (completely different flavour however comparable thickness, sweetness, flavour depth).
4. Baking soda – Chinese language restaurant trick to tenderise beef, if you happen to’ve by no means tried it, this can blow your thoughts! I do know 3/8 teaspoon is an odd measurement (see in publish for clarification), you don’t must be actual so simply use a heaped 1/4 teaspoon (if you happen to don’t have a 1/8 teaspoon measure).
5. Chilly cooked rice left in fridge in a single day = dries it out = legit crumbly fried rice texture. Recent cooked rice = sticky fried rice = simply not the identical!
Lengthy grain rice is my first selection as a result of it’s the least sticky of rice varieties, although any kind of white or brown rice will work right here. I’d keep away from designer rice and fake rice (wild rice, black rice, cauliflower rice).
Fried rice emergency? I get it. 🙂 Cook dinner rice, fluff, unfold out on tray, largely cool on counter then fridge to completely cool so long as you possibly can.
6. Greens – Greens beans may be substituted with any veg that may be pan-cooked in a few minutes, like carrots, zucchini, corn (combined frozen diced veg appropriate too). Inexperienced onion may be switched with half common onion, diced.
7. Fish sauce has extra flavour than soy sauce, however may be substituted with common or mild soy sauce. Doesn’t style fishy as soon as cooked!
8. Pan somewhat than wok – Sure! Motive is that it is a big-batch of fried rice that may serve 4 as a meal. An excessive amount of to cook dinner in a wok in a single go, the rice and beef will simply “stew” and get sweaty as a substitute of caramelised and toasty. 🙂
Leftovers will maintain for 3 days within the fridge or 3 months within the freezer (totally cool then freeze).
Diet per serving assuming 4 servings.

Diet Data:

Energy: 509cal (25%)Carbohydrates: 63g (21%)Protein: 27g (54%)Fats: 16g (25%)Saturated Fats: 4g (25%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 4gMonounsaturated Fats: 7gTrans Fats: 0.01gLdl cholesterol: 128mg (43%)Sodium: 1198mg (52%)Potassium: 536mg (15%)Fiber: 3g (13%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 585IU (12%)Vitamin C: 9mg (11%)Calcium: 85mg (9%)Iron: 3mg (17%)

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