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Skillet Orange Beef {20 Minute Meal}
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Skillet Sesame Orange Beef

Skillet Sesame Orange Beef – Tender strips of beef are smothered in a flavorful sesame orange sauce with garlic, ginger and a touch of brown sugar. Quick and easy! Have dinner on the table in about 20 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Asian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 350kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs. flank steak ( or top sirloin) thinly sliced against the grain
  • 3 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot starch
  • 1 orange
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic more or less to taste
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes optional, more to taste
  • 1-2 tablespoon sesame oil for cooking beef
  • 2 teaspoon orange zest
  • Optional garnishes: sliced green onions toasted sesame seeds
  • Serve with rice cauliflower rice, or in lettuce cups

Instructions

  • In a large bowl (or ziplock bag) add beef slices and cornstarch and mix to thoroughly coat beef. Set aside.
  • Wash orange thoroughly. Use a microplane or grater to zest about 2 teaspoon orange zest. (Alternatively use a vegetable peeler to cut a large strip of orange peel and use a pairing knife to cut strip into very thin slices). Set zest aside.
  • Cut orange in half and squeeze juice into a cup (you’ll need ¼ cup orange juice total). In a medium bowl mix ¼ cup orange juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Whisk to combine.
  • Add sesame oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add beef strips making sure to leave space around each strip (so beef browns and doesn’t “steam”). Allow beef to cook for approx. 2 minutes untouched. Flip beef over (with tongs) and allow to cook an additional 2 minutes. It may be necessary to work in batches if skillet is not large enough to cook all of the beef strips at one time.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low, add back beef if you removed any to cook in batches, and add sauce. Allow to cook approx. 5 minutes, until sauce reduces and becomes a sticky glaze.
  • Garnish with orange zest, sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds.
  • Serve over rice, cauliflower rice, or in lettuce cups.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.8g | Protein: 35.5g | Fat: 16.1g | Saturated Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 85.1mg | Sodium: 557.2mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 6.6g