Beef Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce Recipe

Whisk vinegar soy sauce peanut butter 1 tablespoon peanut oil chile sauce and sesame oil together in a bowl until smooth. Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl until the cornstarch is dissolved.

Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet until smoking. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned about 3 minutes. Remove beef with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the drippings remaining in the skillet and heat until near smoking. Cook and stir carrots bell pepper mushrooms broccoli green onions garlic and ginger in the drippings and oil mixture until the vegetables are tender about 4 minutes.

Return beef to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Clear a space in the center of the beef and vegetables. Pour vinegar mixture and cornstarch mixture into the cleared space; stir together for a few seconds then toss with vegetables and beef. Place a cover on the skillet and cook until sauce thickens and sticks to vegetables about 5 minutes.