Mexican Beef Stir-Fry with Corn, Onions, and Ginger
🌟Main ingredient:Beef
✨secondary ingredients: corn and onions
⏱️Cooking time: 30 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Mild
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
300g
beef,
thinly
sliced
1
cup
corn
kernels
1
onion,
thinly
sliced
1
tablespoon
ginger,
minced
2
tablespoons
vegetable
oil
1
tablespoon
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
lime
juice
1
teaspoon
chili
powder
1/2
teaspoon
cumin
powder
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
1
cup
cooked
rice
Cooking steps
Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large pan or wok over medium-high heat.
Add the beef slices to the hot oil and cook for 2-3 minutes until browned. Remove the beef from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, add another tablespoon of oil.
Add the sliced onions and minced ginger to the pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes until the onions are translucent.
Add the corn kernels to the pan and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Return the cooked beef to the pan and mix well with the onions and corn.
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, chili powder, cumin powder, salt, and pepper.
Pour the sauce over the beef mixture and stir to coat evenly. Cook for another 2-3 minutes until everything is heated through.
Serve the Mexican beef stir-fry over a bed of cooked rice. Enjoy!
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