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Pineapple Beef Stir-Fry with Sweet and Savory Flavor
Today, I recommend making a quick and appetizing dish with a sweet and sour flavor - Pineapple Beef Stir-Fry. The fresh sweetness of the pineapple meets the tender smoothness of the beef. The aroma of the fruit and the meat dance on the tip of your tongue. It's excellent for enhancing appetite and goes perfectly with rice. Even beginners in the kitchen can easily master it!
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
- ·200g beef
- ·1 green pepper
- ·1/4 onion
- ·150g fresh pineapple (about 1/4 of a whole pineapple)
- ·4 cloves garlic
Seasonings
- ·1/2 tsp black pepper
- ·1/4 tsp salt
- ·1/2 tsp sugar
- ·1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ·Cooking oil, as needed
DIRECTIONS
Step 1
Cut the beef
Cut 200g of beef into thin slices about 1 cm thick. Try to keep them as uniform in size as possible to ensure even cooking later on.
Step 2
Marinate the beef
Put the cut beef into a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp sugar. Mix well with your hands to let the beef fully absorb the flavors of the seasonings. Finally, add 1 tbsp of cooking oil and mix again. Marinate for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Prepare the vegetables
Cut the green pepper and onion into pieces. Cut the pineapple into evenly sized triangular pieces. Mince the garlic cloves for later use.
Step 4
Fry the beef
Heat a pan over high heat. Pour in 2 tbsps of cooking oil. When the oil reaches about 150 degrees Celsius (you can tell the oil temperature by inserting a chopstick into the oil; if fine bubbles appear around it, the temperature is right).
Put in the marinated beef slices. Fry for 30 seconds on one side until it changes color, then flip it over. Fry for another 15 seconds on the other side. As soon as it's 70% cooked, take it out immediately (to preserve the internal tenderness).
Step 5
Sauté the vegetables
Leave 1 tbsp of oil in the pan. Turn to medium heat. Pour in the onion pieces and stir-fry for about 30 seconds to bring out the onion's aroma.
Then add the green pepper pieces and continue stir-frying for 1 minute until the green peppers are slightly softened. Add the minced garlic and stir-fry to release the garlic fragrance.
Step 6
Incorporate the pineapple
Pour in the pineapple pieces. Add 1/4 tsp of salt and quickly stir-fry for 1 minute, allowing the pineapple to absorb the salt while releasing its sweet aroma.
Step 7
Return the beef to the pan
Pour the fried beef back into the pan. Drizzle in 1 tbsp of light soy sauce. Turn to high heat and quickly stir-fry evenly to fully combine the beef and the side dishes, ensuring that each piece of ingredient is coated with the sauce. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds and then take it out of the pan.
Step 8
Serve and enjoy
Scoop the stir-fried Pineapple Beef onto a plate and it's ready to enjoy.
The sweet and sour pineapple paired with the tender and juicy beef makes a delicious and rice-companion dish.