Beef and Bell Pepper Stir Fry

5.0 from 1 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Beef

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500 gram beef, thinly sliced
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 5 green bird eye chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit hijau)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 4 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 2 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander powder (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (Indonesian: bubuk kunyit)
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder (Indonesian: bubuk jinten)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap asin)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoon oil

Instructions

1. Mix together beef and the spice paste in a mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with a saran wrap and leave to marinate for 8 hours (or overnight).
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok/frying pan. Sauté onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and chilies until onion is slightly translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
3. Reheat the wok/frying pan, and stir fry the beef mixture until no longer pink.
4. Return the onion and bell pepper to the wok/frying pan, and mix well.
5. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate. Serve with steamed white rice.