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Stir-Fried Steak with Shiitake Mushrooms and Cabbage

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 25, 2016

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Stir-Fried Steak with Shiitake Mushrooms and Cabbage

Ingredients

12 ounces flank steak, trimmed, cut lengthwise with grain into thirds, then sliced crosswise ⅛ inch thick¼ cup oyster sauce 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced thin8 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage 4 garlic cloves, minced1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 3 scallions, sliced thin1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  1. Combine steak and 1 tablespoon oyster sauce in bowl. Heat 1½ teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add half of steak in single layer and cook, without stirring it, for 1 minute. Stir and continue to cook until meat is no longer pink, about 30 seconds longer; transfer to clean bowl. Repeat with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and remaining steak.
  2. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add mushrooms and cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cabbage is wilted, about 8 minutes.
  3. Stir garlic, ginger, half of scallions, and steak into mushroom-cabbage mixture and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, cornstarch mixture, and remaining 3 tablespoons oyster sauce and cook until thickened, about 30 seconds. Serve, sprinkled with remaining scallions.
Stir-Fried Steak with Shiitake Mushrooms and Cabbage

Stir-Fried Steak with Shiitake Mushrooms and Cabbage

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

12 ounces flank steak, trimmed, cut lengthwise with grain into thirds, then sliced crosswise ⅛ inch thick
¼ cup oyster sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced thin
8 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
3 scallions, sliced thin
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Ingredients

12 ounces flank steak, trimmed, cut lengthwise with grain into thirds, then sliced crosswise ⅛ inch thick
¼ cup oyster sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced thin
8 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
3 scallions, sliced thin
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Ingredients

12 ounces flank steak, trimmed, cut lengthwise with grain into thirds, then sliced crosswise ⅛ inch thick
¼ cup oyster sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced thin
8 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
3 scallions, sliced thin
1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

Why This Recipe Works

We stir-fry the mushrooms and cabbage together over high heat to help streamline the cooking process.

Instructions

  1. Combine steak and 1 tablespoon oyster sauce in bowl. Heat 1½ teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add half of steak in single layer and cook, without stirring it, for 1 minute. Stir and continue to cook until meat is no longer pink, about 30 seconds longer; transfer to clean bowl. Repeat with 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and remaining steak.
  2. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add mushrooms and cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cabbage is wilted, about 8 minutes.
  3. Stir garlic, ginger, half of scallions, and steak into mushroom-cabbage mixture and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, cornstarch mixture, and remaining 3 tablespoons oyster sauce and cook until thickened, about 30 seconds. Serve, sprinkled with remaining scallions.

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