Spicy Beef Stir Fry
Spice up your dinner rotation with our 30-minute beef stir fry recipe. Tender sirloin and crisp veggies meet a fiery coconut-lime sauce for a quick and delicious meal any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef top sirloin steak cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 3 garlic cloves minced, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt divided
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons canola oil divided
- 1 large sweet red pepper cut into thin strips
- 1/2 medium red onion thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss beef with ginger, 2 garlic cloves, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk coconut milk, sugar, chili sauce, lime zest, lime juice and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt until blended.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; stir-fry until no longer pink, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan.
- Stir-fry red pepper, red onion, jalapeno and remaining clove of garlic in remaining 1 Tbsp. oil just until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk mixture; heat through. Add spinach and beef; cook until spinach is wilted and beef is heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro.