Soy-Glazed Flank Steak with Blistered Green Beans
Soy-Glazed Flank Steak with Blistered Green Beans is a wonderful dish to satisfy all those “Asian takeout” cravings! It will feel like you’ve stopped by your favorite takeout joint and brought it steaming hot to your table.
Tender, thinly sliced flank steak is seared with ginger and garlic and then combined with scallions, mirin, sambal oelek and a soy sauce/brown sugar mixture. Toss in some blistered green beans and you’ve got a delicious Asian-inspired dinner!
Start by prepping your ingredients: thinly slice the beef, combine the garlic and ginger in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the soy sauce and brown sugar.
In a large skillet, heat peanut oil until it’s very hot. Add the green beans and cook until there are blistered spots on them. That will take about 7-8 minutes. Transfer the beans to paper towels and let them drain slightly.
In the same skillet, add a little more peanut oil and then add the garlic and ginger. Next, add about 1/2 of the steak strips and stir-fry until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer the steak to a plate and repeat with the remaining steak.
Once the beef is all cooked, return it all to the skillet. Stir in the scallions, mirin, sambal oelek and the soy-ginger mixture.
What is sambal oelek? It’s a spicy Indonesian chili paste. It’s typically made with hot red chile peppers, salt and vinegar. If you don’t have it, you can substitute garlic & chili sauce, sriracha or crushed chili. It will have a slightly different flavor but will bring on the heat!
Add the green beans back to the skillet and stir until the beans are warmed through. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Soy-Glazed Flank Steak with Blistered Green Beans
Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef flank steak
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar, packed
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and halved
- 4 scallions, white parts only, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp sambal oelek
- Sesame seeds, toasted (optional)
Instructions
Cut the flank steak across the grain into thin slices and set aside. In a small bowl, combine the garlic and ginger and set aside. In another small bowl, combine the soy sauce and brown sugar and set aside.
In a very large skillet or wok, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the green beans. Cook and stir until the beans are blistered and brown in spots, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain slightly. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet.
Add the garlic-ginger mixture to the skillet and cook and stir for 30 seconds. Add half of the steak strips to the skillet, and cook and stir until browned, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl or plate and repeat with the remaining beef.
Return all the beef to a skillet. Stir in the scallions, mirin, sambal oelek, and the soy sauce-sugar mixture. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Add the green beans, and cook and stir until beans are heated through, about 2 minutes more. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using.
Recipe from Fine Cooking
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