This recipe for teriyaki beef stir fry is tender slices of beef sauteed with a variety of colorful vegetables, all coated in a quick and easy homemade teriyaki sauce. A restaurant quality meal in the comfort of your own home!
I make stir fry almost every week, my family always requests chicken and asparagus stir fry, honey garlic shrimp stir fry and this delicious beef teriyaki.
Stir fry: in my opinion it’s one of the easiest and quickest dinner options around. I love the versatility and it’s often a healthy dinner option which is always a huge bonus. Why would you ever want to order take out when you could whip up this teriyaki beef stir fry in about 20 minutes?
How do you make teriyaki beef?
Let’s talk about the meat first – I used thinly sliced flank steak in this teriyaki beef stir fry, but sirloin or another tender cut would work well too. I cook the vegetables first, in this case I used broccoli and various colors of bell peppers, but you can easily substitute your family’s favorites. After the vegetables are cooked, they come out of the pan and the beef goes in – make sure your pan is very hot to get a nice sear on the meat.
How do you make homemade teriyaki sauce?
This teriyaki sauce is a simple blend of soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, honey and sesame oil. The ingredients are simmered together, then some cornstarch is added into the mix to thicken the sauce. You can make this sauce up to 3 days before you plan to serve it.
Beef Teriyaki Variations
There are so many different ways to customize this recipe to your family’s tastes.
- Protein: Instead of sliced beef, you can use ground beef, or even chicken, shrimp or tofu.
- Vegetables: While I used bell peppers and broccoli, other great options are snow peas, mushrooms, carrots, bok choy or asparagus.
- Pineapple: For a tropical twist, try adding some cubed pineapple to your stir fry.
I add a garnish of sliced green onions and sesame seeds, but you can skip that if you’re pressed for time or don’t have those items on hand. Even my kids love this teriyaki beef stir fry, that salty, sweet and savory combination just can’t be beat. When you begin cooking the vegetables, start a pot of rice at the same time and dinner will be ready in less than 30 minutes. And you won’t even have to call the take out delivery guy! Not to mention this version is so much healthier – how can you argue with that?
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Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry
Ingredients
For the stir fry
- 1 1/4 lbs thinly sliced steak such as flank steak or sirloin
- 3 cups of mixed vegetables (I used broccoli florets and sliced bell peppers)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Optional garnishes: sliced green onions and sesame seeds
For the sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- For the sauce: Place the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, honey and sesame oil in a small pot over medium high heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Turn up heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water until dissolved. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sauce and boil for 1-2 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Set sauce aside.
- For the stir fry: Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the vegetables and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until vegetables have started to brown and soften.
- Add 2 tablespoons of water and cook, until water has evaporated. When your vegetables are crisp tender remove them from the pan and set aside.
- Wipe out the pan. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the pan over high heat.
- Place half of the steak in the pan and season generously with salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until just cooked through.
- Set the first batch of steak aside and repeat the process with the rest of the beef.
- Add all of the meat and vegetables back to the pan. Pour the sauce over the top and cook for 2-3 minutes over medium high heat until warmed through.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions if desired.
Chelsea says
I’ve tried various stir fry recipes but the sauce was always off. This one however, is SO GOOD!! And without any hard to find ingredients!
Sally says
I made this teriyaki sauce for the first time.
My neighbour came for dinner.
She commented how good it was, and I said
It sure is!
Love the fact that it is not too sweet.
Teri says
Very easy and amazing, perfect! Served with brown rice, used leftover London broil.
Julianna says
I’m not a huge teriyaki fan but my family is so I try a new recipe every time with the hopes that I will find one I like. I like this one. Not going to say it’s my favorite food now or anything, but I had seconds. I never have teriyaki seconds (sometimes I don’t even have firsts). Family loved it! Thank you!
Miha says
So easy and delicious! I used broccoli, onions, and celery! Definitely making again, whole family loved it!
Abel says
Love it ❤
Dani Rochelle says
Hi! This recipe was both super easy and super delicious! The sauce was very easy to double (we added lots of veggies and wanted to make sure we had enough sauce to cover everything) and everything came out great. Thanks so much for this awesome recipe!
Ashley says
This recipe is delicious- restaurant quality! The first time, I made the recipe as stated. Now, I shortcut the recipe by adding 1/2 teaspoon of powdered ginger instead of fresh and using vegetables that don’t have to be pre-cooked like peppers and pineapple, so I can skip a step. Every minute saved helps with a baby in the house!
Shanice C. says
Thank you this was a great recipe. Just like from a restaurant.
Tony says
Thank you so much, even I made it!!
Tasted very good.
Sue says
This is now one of our favourite meals it’s absolutely delicious! Would like to know if I can make the sauce the night before and keep it in the fridge?
Lea says
Delicious & easy. Made it last night and I am going to make it again tonight!
Grace D says
This was AMAZING! My search for the best stir fry recipes has been completed. The sauce is so thick and has so many flavors, and you can spread it over beef, vegetables, and maybe some rice. DELICIOUS!
Alethea says
I love this recipe for using up the leftover tri-tip my husband likes to grill on the weekends. Makes this recipe super easy since I can skip the meat cooking steps and just dump my sliced up leftovers right at the end before the sauce goes on. Whole family (including 6 and 4 year old) love this!
Jennifer says
Really enjoyed. Was probably slightly too sweet, but really liked in anyways! Will make again.
Brit says
Trés magnifique!
Dave says
Great recipe. Now a weekly staple, and the kids love it. We make it chicken or beef, whatever is handy.
Tom K says
Excellent! Followed it exactly as written and the entire family loved it, even our picky 7 year old. The sauce was delicious. Thank you!!!
Le marie says
This recipe was very delicious! I cooked it in under 30 minutes and it was enough to feed my family of four I did the right balance of everything and it was delicious absolutely I’d recommend this Recipe to anyone.
Jennifer Stewart Chapman says
This turned out very well! Since I didn’t have honey, I used a little maple syrup. My husband and daughter loved it. It’s definitely a keeper!
Thank you!
Cassandra C. says
We loved it!!
Kim says
Amazing both kids and husband all loved it ! Finally! Thank you;)
Oliver says
Accidentally added 1 tablespoon of Sesame Oil, so to balance I added 1/2 tablespoon of White Wine Vinegar. Works a charm.