Spiced Beef Stir Fry with Scallions and Cilantro

The other day I bought a few sirloin steaks and planned on slicing them into thin strips for stir fry, but didn't want to do my usual Beef with Broccoli or something similar to that. I had cilantro to use up, and kept thinking about the amazing dinner we recently enjoyed at Buddakan, so I started to look for ideas using spices, cilantro, and the beef.

I found this one for Spiced Beef Stir Fry with Scallions and Cilantro. It fit all my requirements and looked great, and ended up being the quickest dinner I have made in months - maybe 5-6 minutes of cooking time! And since the rice takes 20-25 minutes to cook, you can easily do all of your prep during that time.

We both loved this one so much that I will be making it often. One change - next time I plan on squeezing a bit of lime juice over the top once it finished cooking.

Ingredients

• 14 oz filet of beef (I used 1lb sirloin steak)
• 2 tbsp peanut oil (I used olive oil)
• 1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry (I used mirin)
  
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 oz cilantro, roughly chopped (I just pulled off a large handful)
• 1 scallion, finely chopped
• For the spicy coating: 2 tbsp ground cumin, 2 tbsp dried chili pepper flakes, 1 tbsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp sea salt; I added approximately 1 tsp chili powder and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  

Directions (In my own words)

• Slice the beef wafer thin
• Mix the ingredients for the spicy coating; mix the beef into this mixture.
• Heat a wok or large saute pan over high heat; add the oil.
  
• Add the beef and stir-fry for less than a minute until browned and tender. Add the rice wine and soy sauce.
  
• Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro and scallions. Serve immediately.
  

The meat was so amazingly tender and flavorful - we both had 2 plates of this! Delicious!

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