Asparagus Beef Stir-fry

4.92 from 23 votes

This beef asparagus stir fry recipe is one of those 15-minute, over-rice, easy-to-make, one-pan dishes with lots of nice sauce to soak into the rice. The fresh asparagus gives a fresh and unique favor with a texture similar to bamboo shoots. You can also substitute chicken.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Beef

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 268kcal

Author: Bill

Ingredients

12 oz. flank steak or sirloin steak (340g, sliced)
1 teaspoon oil (plus more for cooking)
5 teaspoons light soy sauce (divided)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 pound fresh asparagus
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 cup hot chicken stock (or water)
3 tablespoons shaoxing wine
3 cloves garlic (sliced)
2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 2 tablespoons water)
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the sliced beef with 1 teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch. Wash your asparagus, and cut about an inch off the bottom ends, depending on how tender they are. You can also use a vegetable peeler to peel the bottom of each stalk. Slice into 2-inch pieces on an angle.
Next combine the salt, sugar, the rest of the light soy sauce (4 teaspoons), dark soy sauce, sesame oil, and stock or water into a bowl. Mix well and set aside. Have your wine measured out, garlic ready, and the cornstarch slurry mixed up before you begin cooking, because this is all going to happen very fast!
Heat your wok until smoking. Add a couple tablespoons of oil and swirl it around to coat your wok. Quickly spread the beef slices around the wok in an even layer. Let it sear for 15-30 seconds without stirring. Then give it a quick stir to sear the other side. The meat should be browned and no sticking should happen if you got the wok hot enough! Take the meat out of the pan and set aside.
Keep the wok on high heat and add another tablespoon of oil into the wok. Stir in your garlic and asparagus. Stir for about 10 seconds and add the shaoxing wine around the rim of the wok. Cover, leaving the heat on high. Let it cook for 20 to 30 seconds. Remove the cover and add the sauce mixture and white pepper. Add the beef back to the pan and stir. Let the liquid bubble up. Stir up your cornstarch slurry to make sure the starch is dissolved and pour in about half of it. Stir for a few seconds. If the sauce is still thin, add more slurry. If it’s too thick, add a little water or stock. Plate and serve immediately!

Nutrition

Asparagus Beef Stir-fry by The Woks of Life. Recipe URL: https://body-goals.fit/spring-asparagus-beef-stir-fry/%3C/em%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-31004":{"type":"food","name":"Asparagus Beef Stir-fry","slug":"wprm-asparagus-beef-stir-fry","image_url":"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/asparagus-beef-stir-fry-7-1.jpg","rating":{"count":23,"total":113,"average":4.92,"type":{"comment":23,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"12","unit":"oz.","name":"flank steak or sirloin steak","notes":"(340g, sliced)","id":3769,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"12","unit":"oz.","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"12","unit":"oz.","unitParsed":"oz."}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"oil","notes":"(plus more for cooking)","id":268,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"5","unit":"teaspoons","name":"light soy sauce","notes":"(divided)","id":330,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"5","unit":"teaspoons","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"5","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"cornstarch","notes":"","id":267,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","name":"fresh asparagus","notes":"","id":3770,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":260,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"sugar","notes":"","id":273,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"dark soy sauce","notes":"","id":274,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"sesame oil","notes":"","id":266,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"hot chicken stock","notes":"(or water)","id":469,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","name":"shaoxing wine","notes":"","id":272,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"cloves","name":"garlic","notes":"(sliced)","id":269,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"cloves","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":11,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"cloves","unitParsed":"cloves"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"cornstarch","notes":"(mixed into a slurry with 2 tablespoons water)","id":267,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/8","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground white pepper","notes":"","id":346,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/8","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774155195000},"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/8","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}}],"originalServings":"3","originalServingsParsed":3,"currentServings":"3","currentServingsParsed":3,"currentServingsFormatted":"3","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}