Filipino Beef Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 2 (1/2 pound) New York strip steaks, sliced into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pound snow peas
• 3/4 cup green peas
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup oil for deep frying

Directions

Place the sliced steak in a large bowl. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the beef slices and mix to coat. Whisk the soy sauce and sugar together in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves; pour over the beef slices. Mix and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the oyster sauce into the onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Add the snow peas, green peas, carrot, celery, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until the vegetables are slightly tender, yet still crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a separate skillet. Remove the beef from the marinade, shaking off any excess moisture; discard the marinade. Fry the beef slices in the hot oil to your desired degree of doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Add the cooked beef to the vegetable mixture and mix well. Serve hot.