Easy Japanese Beef and Vegetable Sukiyaki Stir Fry
Easy homemade Japanese Beef Sukiyaki a one-pot stir fry dinner for a busy weeknight that you can make simply in 30 minutes. Sukiyaki is a complete dinner made with thin sliced beef & vegetables in soy sauce & sugar sauce. Easy Japanese Beef and Vegetable Sukiyaki Stir Fry is simple to put together with prepared Asian vegetables, sukiyaki will quickly become one of your family’s favorite dinners.
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What is Sukiyaki?
Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish made with thinly sliced beef, vegetables cooked in a soy source, and sugar sauce. First made in 1868 to 1912 started as cooked at the table in a shallow iron pot.
Sukiyaki is a newer dish in Japan as beef was not eaten in Japan until the late 1800s when Japan was opened to western culture. Beef became more popular in Japan when the then Emperor celebrated the new year by eating meat. Prior to this time, Buddhism banned eating beef.
Why You Will Love Easy Japanese Beef and Vegetable Sukiyaki Stir Fry
You will love making this recipe once you try it as it is a full meal made in one pan in about 30 minutes. You just will want to add rice which is simple to make ahead or make in your Instant Pot.
Brown rice or Asian noodle also work well and add a different texture to the dish. The beef is full of flavor with tender juicy beef.
This simple stir-fry sukiyaki dish is quick and easy and can be adjusted to the vegetable your family likes. It is a perfect weeknight dinner as it is a one-pot recipe that is done in no time.
While our family loves take-out Chinese food or going to a Japanese steak house where they grill your food in front of you, it can become expensive to feed the whole family. You also are getting more calories and oils at these restaurants.
By making a quick stir fry right at home you control the cost and the ingredients and keep your family healthier. (we still splurge and get take-out, but this is a delicious alternative.
Other Better than Take-Out Recipes
- Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
- Healthy Asian Tofu Tacos with Coleslaw
- Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Breast
- Instant Pot Ginger Garlic Chicken
How to Make Easy Japanese Beef and Vegetable Sukiyaki Stir Fry
- The beef for this dish needs to be very thick. You can cut your own thin beef or you can buy thinly sliced beef at your local store.
- Use a large skillet so that you have plenty of room and set it to medium-high heat.
- Add your olive oil and let the oil warm.
- Add the beef to your pan. Start by getting a good sere on the beef. Moving the beef around to get all sides brown.
- Push the meat to one side of the pan and start adding the veggies.
- Add a little more oil if needed and add the onions, and cook until they are translucent.
- Add the mushrooms and the Asian veggies and mix all to get there with the meat.
- Reduce the heat to medium.
- While the meat and veggies are still cooking make the sauce.
- Mix together the flour, water brown sugar, and soy sauce. Make sure to mix the flour and water with a fork or whisk to make sure you do not have any lumps.
- Add the sauce to the pan and cook on low until the sauce thickens
- Enjoy
Easy Japanese Beef And Vegetable Sukiyaki Stir Fry
Easy homemade Japanese Beef Sukiyaki is a one-pot stir fry dinner perfect for a busy weeknight. Simple to put together with prepared Asian vegetables Sukiyaki will quickly become one of your go-to family favorites.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 lbs Flank Steak sliced thin & bite-size pieces
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups of sliced mushrooms, or 2 small cans of sliced mushrooms
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cans La Choy CHOP SUEY VEGETABLES Asian Cuisine
- If not using the mixed vegetables: 1 – 5 oz can bamboo shoots, drained & rinsed, 1 can of bean sprouts, 1 – 5 oz can water chestnuts sliced drained & rinsed, and 1 can sweet red peppers drained & rinsed.
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Optional Rice to serve over.
Instructions
- The beef for this dish needs to be very thin. You can cut your own thin beef or you can buy thinly sliced beef at your local store.
- Use a large skillet so that you have plenty of room and set it to medium-high heat.
- Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and heat for 1 minute.
- Add the beef to your pan. Start by getting a good sear on the beef. Moving the beef around to get all sides brown.
- Push the meat to one side of the pan and start adding the veggies. (you can also remove the meat and set it aside)
- Add a little more oil if needed and add the onions, and cook until they are translucent.
- Add the mushrooms and the Asian veggies and mix all to get there with the meat.
- Reduce the heat to medium.
- While the meat and veggies are still cooking make the sauce.
- Mix together the flour, water brown sugar, and soy sauce. Make sure to mix the flour and water with a fork or whisk to make sure you do not have any lumps.
- Add the sauce to the pan and cook on low until the sauce thickens
- When thick and bubbly, remove from heat, and serve over rice.
Notes
How to make rice on the stovetop: 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water if made on the stovetop. Bring to a boil and reduce heat, cook on low for 15 minutes until water is absorbed.
How to make rice in the Instant Pot: 1 cup of rice to 1 cup of water in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Secure the lid, and set it to the rice setting. High pressure 3 minutes, slow-release 10 minutes. Do not fast release or the rice will burn on the bottom.
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