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    how to slice steak for stir fry | Family Cuisine

    August 19, 20216 Mins Read
    Video How to slice steak for stir fry
    Slice beef flap meat (top) into strips and then slice each strip against the grain.
    Slice your bite sized pieces of beef against the grain. This is a photo of beef flap meat, I cut it into strips and then cut the strips against the grain.

    Beef Stir Fry Secrets: How to Make the Best Beef Stir Fry

    Table of Contents

    • The secret to making the best beef stir fry is to buy the right cut of meat and to prepare it well. Learn the essentials to make beef stir fry like a Cantonese home cook.
      • Which Cut of Beef for the Best Beef Stir Fry?
      • How You Slice the Beef Matters!
      • What’s the Secret to Flavorful and Tender Beef Stir Fry?
      • Equipment Recommendations:
        • Thanks for reading, please help Nut Free Wok!
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    The secret to making the best beef stir fry is to buy the right cut of meat and to prepare it well. Learn the essentials to make beef stir fry like a Cantonese home cook.

    Disclosure: This post was previously published on March 22, 2014 and has been updated. It may contain affiliate links.

    Which Cut of Beef for the Best Beef Stir Fry?

    When I want to make a beef stir fry, I usually look for Beef Flap Steak in Asian markets with a butcher’s case. In Cantonese it’s called “chow gno yook” which loosely translates to “stir-fry beef.” It’s usually thick on one side and thin on the other side and the striations run from the thick to the thin side. The steak is soft but it can be fibrous or coarse if you cut it the wrong way, so it’s important to slice the bite size pieces across the grain.

    If I don’t make my way to an Asian market, I usually look for Flat Iron Steak for my beef stir fry at supermarkets with a butcher’s case. If your butcher doesn’t have flat iron steaks in their case, order the day before. I was shocked to discover that sometimes the butchers use flat iron steaks to make ground beef, which makes great ground beef but what a waste of a fantastic steak. Flat iron steaks have a finer and more tender texture, which I like very much.

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    Both cuts of meat cost about $8-9 per pound. I personally prefer the taste and tenderness of flat iron steaks but beef flap meat is more traditional and much easier to stir fry with because it is much more forgiving of any variations in timing, such as overcooking.

    How You Slice the Beef Matters!

    Use a paper towel to pat dry the meat and then discard the paper towel. Regardless of which cut of meat you use, the strategies of slice meet for a beef stir fry are the same. I have a piece of beef flap meat pictured. Identify the grain and depending on the size and thickness of the meat, cut the meat along the grain into 3 to 4 strips, about 1 1/2 – 2 inches wide. Then cut the strips across the grain into thin slices (approximately 1/4 inch thick).

    Slice beef flap meat (top) into strips and then slice each strip against the grain.
    Slice your bite sized pieces of beef against the grain. This is a photo of beef flap meat, I cut it into strips and then cut the strips against the grain.

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    What’s the Secret to Flavorful and Tender Beef Stir Fry?

    My mom taught me to marinate beef for beef stir fry with at least soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar. You can also add a sprinkle of white pepper, minced garlic, and some Chinese rice wine but they’re optional. After you add them and mix it up, add some cornstarch which is so crucial to help seal in the flavors and ready for almost any beef stir fry recipe. If you need help with finding nut free ingredients, be sure to see what’s in my cupboard!

    Now that you know how to slice and prep meet for a beef stir fry try one of my favorite recipes, you must head over to read my recipe for Asparagus Beef Stir Fry for even more beef stir fry tips. If you want to practice you beef prep skills, try making Beef Chow Fun. And even though I’m Chinese-American, I still use some of my beef stir fry tips and techniques when I make Beef Jap Chae.

    Equipment Recommendations:

    Cutting Boards: Wooden or Plastics? That debate has been ongoing for years, plastics can go into the dishwasher and are easier to wash compared to wooden cutting boards. However over time there’s concern that bits of plastic will get into your food. The latest best practices recommended by Consumer Reports are 1) to use separate boards for meats and produce, 2) to disinfect with either a dishwasher or dilute bleach, and 3) to replace them if they begin to look worn. I like to add a damp kitchen towel or a few large rubber bands under my cutting boards to prevent them from slipping around.

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    Knife: I use either a sharp chef’s knife, a Chinese cleaver, or a santoku knife. If you have a chef’s knife, make sure it’s sharp so that it can cut thin slices for you. I also like using a cleaver that I won from celebrity chef Martin Yan, it’s super sharp but no longer available in stores. And I also like using a santoku knife (affiliate link) which has little depressions along the side of the knife to keep the food from sticking so it’s easier to make clean cuts. It’s best to use the sharpest knife you can safely use and keep your fingers out of the way!

    Skillet: I recently purchased an All Clad non-stick skillet (affiliate link) with a glass lid and I’m so happy with it. I’ve thrown away many non-stick frying pans because they wear out after a few months but this one looks like new even though I’ve used it almost every day since Christmas. It is big and roomy so you can make a meal for a family of four easily, it also retains heat very well so that you can get better results without overheating the PFOA free pan, and the lid makes it easy to check on things without lifting the lid and releasing the steam.

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