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    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas

    Published: Sep 29, 2014 / 213 Comments

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    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas is a simple dinner perfect for those busy weeknights!  Your family will love tender mushrooms, crisp snow peas, and thinly sliced sirloin steak sautéed with garlic.

    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas

    This Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas is a delicious and flavorful dinner to please everybody in the family!   Snow peas and mushrooms are stir-fried together with beef and homemade Asian sauce.  This recipe is gluten-free (if you use gluten-free Tamari sauce).

    It is my new favorite homemade Asian dinner along with Asian salmon and noodles!   All the ingredients go so well together in this recipe.  Mushrooms and snow peas make a great combination with Asian beef.

    Asian Beef

    • Easy and quick. This simple dish is a perfect choice for a weeknight meal.  Only 9 basic ingredients! Your family will love this recipe!
    • Protein. You get plenty of protein in this dinner thanks to beef.
    • Veggies.  Snow peas taste amazing combined with Asian beef. You'll want seconds!
    • Simple homemade Asian sauce.  No need to use store-bought sauce.  Make your own Asian sauce using just 5 basic ingredients: Tamari sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar.

    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas

    Recipe notes

    • I'm using Tamari sauce to make a base for a stir fry sauce.  Tamari is basically a gluten-free version of soy sauce, but regular soy sauce is much saltier than tamari.
    • If you decide to use soy sauce in for Asian beef, keep in mind that it is much saltier than Tamari sauce.  Use low-sodium soy sauce, or use less of soy sauce and more olive oil.   Or, water down the sauce with a small amount of water.Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas in a skillet

    Variations and Substitutions

    • Beef. Use any type of boneless beef. Flank steak works great. Any other boneless parts of steak will work too.
    • Vegetables. The lovely thing about this recipe is that you can use just about any vegetable. Use broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, green bell peppers, or snow peas.  All these veggies will go great with Asian beef!
    • Tamari sauce or soy sauce. You can use either. Keep in mind that Tamari sauce is usually gluten-free (look at the label). I prefer to use Tamari or low-sodium soy sauce.

    mushrooms in a red bowl

    Asian garlic sauce with tamari sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic in a red bowl

    What kind of beef to use

    You can use pretty much any type of beef in this recipe as long as you slice it thinly:

    • Flank steak
    • Sirloin steak strips
    • Any other kind of steak, or boneless beef.

    How to thinly slice beef

    I find it the easiest to thinly slice the beef while it's still partially frozen and thawed just briefly in the microwave. That keeps beef pretty solid and makes slicing the meat thinly a pretty easy task.

    how to cook Asian beef and snow peas - step by step photos

    What to serve with Asian beef

    • Rice. Serve white or brown rice. You can also serve jasmine rice or wild rice.
    • Noodles. Serve long strand pasta such as spaghetti or fettuccine. You can also use angel hair pasta.
    • Spicy Asian noodles with mushrooms and snow peas
    • Asian noodle salad with peanut dressing
    • Asian pasta with broccoli and mushrooms
    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas
    4.69 from 244 votes

    Asian Beef with Mushrooms & Snow Peas

    Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas - simple dinner that uses basic ingredients! Tender mushrooms, crisp snow peas, and thinly sliced sirloin steak are sautéed with garlic.  Your family will love this easy weeknight dinner!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Asian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 538 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Homemade Asian Sauce:

    • ½ cup tamari or low-sodium soy sauce
    • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 6 garlic cloves minced
    • ½ teaspoon ginger
    • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar

    Beef:

    • 10 oz snow peas
    • 4 tablespoons olive oil
    • 10 oz mushrooms sliced thinly
    • 1 pound beef thinly sliced (sirloin steak strips, flank steak, or any other steak)

    Instructions 

    Prepare Asian sauce ingredients:

    • Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl - whisk to combine. Set aside.

    How to cook snow peas:

    • Bring water in a medium pan to boil. Add snow peas, boil them for 5 minutes, drain. Set aside.

    How to cook mushrooms:

    • Heat a large skillet until hot, add 2 tablespoons olive oil - it should sizzle. 
    • Immediately add thinly sliced mushrooms - cook them on high heat, turning occasionally, until they brown nicely. Salt them midway, just a little bit.  Do not add too much salt, as you will be adding tamari sauce later. 
    • Remove mushrooms to a bowl.

    How to sear beef:

    • To the same skillet, on high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, which will sizzle right away. Immediately add thinly sliced meat. 
    • Note: You might want to do this in 2 batches.  You will want each slice of beef to touch the bottom of the skillet and for meat slices not to be crowded. This will ensure that beef will brown on high heat. 
    • Cook beef on one side until it browns nicely. 
    • Turn over all beef slices to the opposite side, and cook more, on high heat, until all slices brown nicely. Remove this batch to a bowl. 
    • Add the second batch of beef, and repeat.

    Final assembly:

    • Return all of the cooked beef slices back to the skillet. 
    • Add the snow peas and cooked mushrooms, then the Asian sauce. 
    • Stir everything to combine on high heat, for about 1 minute. Turn off heat. Cover the skillet with a lid.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Asian Beef with Mushrooms & Snow Peas
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    538
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    37
    g
    57
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    10
    g
    63
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    80
    mg
    27
    %
    Sodium
     
    1707
    mg
    74
    %
    Potassium
     
    772
    mg
    22
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    25
    g
    8
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    19
    g
    21
    %
    Protein
     
    27
    g
    54
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    770
    IU
    15
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    45.5
    mg
    55
    %
    Calcium
     
    77
    mg
    8
    %
    Iron
     
    5
    mg
    28
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    Comments

    1. Hollie

      August 22, 2023 at 10:16 pm

      Easy and yummy recipe. I added chili paste to the sauce which gave it a nice kick. Next time I’m going to velvet the beef to make it more tender and add some onions. I will skip the first two steps with the veggies. They were mushy after letting them boil in the sauce at the last step. Other than that great favor. I served with minute rice.

      Reply
    2. Kathie Diapoulis

      June 20, 2023 at 2:21 pm

      This was soooo good! Thank you for sharing!
      I did thicken the sauce slightly so I didn’t lose one bit of its flavor!

      Reply
      • Julia

        June 23, 2023 at 9:05 pm

        Kathie, so glad you loved this! Thank you for such a positive comment and the 5-star review! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Jane

      April 29, 2023 at 1:01 am

      Made it with chicken and it was very nice. Definitely an easy dinner that's yummy.

      Reply
      • Kathy Gates

        May 06, 2023 at 7:02 pm

        Hi Julia, This is a wonderful recipe. I added carrots and used fresh green beans instead of the snap peas.
        Thank you for sharing. We really enjoyed this recipe.

        Reply
        • Julia

          June 07, 2023 at 8:50 pm

          Kathy, thank you for such a positive comment and the 5-star review! 🙂

          Reply
      • Julia

        June 07, 2023 at 9:23 pm

        Jane, so glad the recipe worked well with chicken!

        Reply
    4. MiniD

      April 01, 2023 at 6:11 pm

      Just made it! Added broccoli and a bell pepper to the mix! Served it with fried rice! My husband loved it!

      Reply
      • Julia

        June 07, 2023 at 11:25 pm

        Love the addition of more veggies. Thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Christine

      March 13, 2023 at 12:12 pm

      The recipe worked very well and after reading all of the comments I have some additional options to use for your recipe. My only question is, and I cannot find it in the comments anymore. Why not complete the thought, "Cover with a lid" with the length of time. I had seen the answer of 2 to 3 minutes to heat through in one of your replies but can't find it anymore. I'm not sure how difficult that is on a blog but it would be very helpful.

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 5:28 pm

        Christine, I am glad you enjoyed this recipe - thank you for this feedback! In the end, where I instruct to cover the pan with the lid (after reheating the assembled dish on high heat briefly and removing it from heat) - this is just done to keep everything warm as you're getting ready to serve it. I think, off heat, covered with the lid, this dish will stay warm for about 15 minutes. If serving later, I would reheat it again. I hope this helps.

        Reply
    6. Christine

      March 11, 2023 at 7:16 pm

      Delicious; used Bragg Liquid Aminos which I had on hand for gluten free.
      Last direction is to cover the dish. Why and how long?
      I just found your reply when scrolling up. Could that be updated in your online recipe?
      Thank you.

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 5:53 pm

        Christine, thank you for the feedback - good to know that Bragg Liquid Aminos worked great!

        In the end, where I instruct to cover the pan with the lid (after reheating the assembled dish on high heat briefly and removing it from heat) - this is just done to keep everything warm as you're getting ready to serve it. I think, off heat, covered with the lid, this dish will stay warm for about 15 minutes. If serving later, I would reheat it again. I hope this helps.

        Reply
    7. John

      February 22, 2023 at 9:47 pm

      Had this tonight. Followed all the directions, which is hard for me not to add variations, but it was great. I did add chili crisp at serving to make it spicier.

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 8:56 pm

        John, thank you for trying the recipe, and glad it was enjoyed! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Vivian

      February 22, 2023 at 8:16 pm

      Julia,

      Awesome recipe! I added carrots, celery, and onion and my husband raved about the dinner! Definitely, will be a go to recipe! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 8:56 pm

        Vivian, I love that you added so many more veggies to this - sounds so delicious!

        Reply
    9. Heather Timson

      February 20, 2023 at 2:11 pm

      I had this tonight made with leftover steak absolutely delicious definitely doing it again thank you

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 9:20 pm

        Heather, I am so glad you enjoyed this. Thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Karla

      December 06, 2022 at 8:41 pm

      This was a awesome recipe. I only used 1 tbs of brown sugar and added red dried chili peppers! Delish with brown jasmine rice!! Thanks.

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 07, 2022 at 9:43 pm

        Karla, thank you for trying the recipe - and so glad you loved it! Love the addition of red dried chili peppers!

        Reply
        • Robin denise

          January 18, 2023 at 2:08 pm

          Made this with low sodium I made this with low sodium soy sauce I used broccoli and snow peas I added us onions in with my mushrooms and brown them really good into the recipe it came out dynamic I loved it and will be making this again thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe

          Reply
          • Julia

            January 22, 2023 at 3:11 pm

            Robin, I am so happy to hear the recipe turned out well! 🙂 Love the addition of broccoli and onions - the more veggies the better!

            Reply
    11. karen Lacombe/Fritz

      September 21, 2022 at 6:52 pm

      I made this recipe for dinner today and am pleased with how it turned out. I used flank steak, and I was careful not to overcook it. The next time I make it I will only use 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar instead of the 6 that was in the recipe. It was too sweet for my taste.
      This is a versatile recipe you could add pepper flakes or any type of hot sauce to make it a bit spicy. I served it with Jasmine rice. I will be making this again as my Husband loved it also.

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 02, 2022 at 7:19 pm

        Karen, I am so happy the recipe was enjoyed! Thank you so much for your feedback - so helpful to me and other readers. Good to know that 2 tablespoons of brown sugar were more than enough.

        Reply
    12. AP

      July 16, 2022 at 1:50 pm

      What do you do after you put the lid on the pan?

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 22, 2022 at 5:57 pm

        Eat!

        Reply
    13. Amber

      May 25, 2022 at 10:03 am

      After you cover it with a lid, how long do you cook it? Didn’t see that Katie’s in the recipe.

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 22, 2022 at 9:50 pm

        Amber, do you mean the very last step of the recipe where it instructs you to cover with the lid?

        Cover it with the lid for about 2 or 5 minutes (off-heat) until everything is warmed through, and then serve!

        Reply
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