Onion Scallion Beef
Onion scallion beef – tender juicy beef stir-fry with onions and scallions in Chinese brown sauce. Delicious and easy recipe that takes only 20 mins.
My 4-year old son has a completely different palate than us. While I cook mostly chicken as the main protein for dinners, little G dislikes chicken and will try to avoid eating chicken every time I try to sneak in some in his rice. He loves beef, and his favorite beef dish is Korean Kalbi. So naturally he prefers beef stir-fries instead of chicken stir-fries.
Other than everyone’s favorite Mongolian beef, sometimes I changed my recipe a little bit to incorporate onion into the beef stir-fry to make this super yummy onion scallion beef. I just think that it makes the overall dish so much tastier. As we all know, onion imparts a sweet flavor once it’s cooked and caramelized, plus it adds extra texture to this onion scallion beef recipe.
For Chinese recipes, it’s very important to velvet the protein so every bite is silky smooth and the meat is tender. There is no exception with this recipe as a simple cornstarch would seal in the “juice” of the meat so every bite is pleasing and so inviting.
Onion scallion beef is a super easy recipe to make at home and it practically takes 20 minutes from prep to dinner table. The most important thing is that it’s utterly delicious and goes so well with rice that all you have to do is make some steamed rice and you have a complete meal.
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Jeremy Meiners
Dear Rasa Malaysia,
This is the first time I have EVER posted a comment on a recipe. For this recipe, and really, for all the recipes I have used that are yours, I felt it necessary.
Simply put, you are amazing! You see, my family and I moved a few months back and lost our Asian-American cookbooks in the move. My wife and I cook Asian-American once a week, and when we couldn’t find our books, we went to the internet. First, we tried All-Recipes. We were not satisfied. It really just wasn’t right.
Then we decided to try this recipe for Scallions and Beef. Having cooked Chinese-American for years, we thought what you said to do was wrong. But, we (as is my wife and my tradition) followed the recipe entirely as written the first time. You were right. It was wonderful. We then for the last several months tried a number of your other recipes (more with beef but mostly the ones with chicken). We always disagreed with your method (particularly your batter), but again it turned out wonderful every single time.
Thank you for your hard work and recipes. They simply are the best. Thank you also for teaching us more on Asian-American cooking. You have a loyal fan, and I hope that we never find our old Asian-American cookbooks ever again. We now are dedicated to your recipes. Thank you!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Jeremy, awww, your comment just made my day (or night actually). I was worried when I saw the long comment but it was a very good comment about my recipes and cooking techniques and skills. Thank you. I am basically teaching Americans the “right” way of cooking Asian food because you guys are taught all the wrong ways on all the American websites and cookbooks. The cooking sequences are all wrong, the ratio of sauces to protein wrong, and through my blog, I wanted to teach you the right way to make Asian food and they are easy! Once you know the right sequence and the techniques, you can make any Asian foods. Thanks for being a loyal fan. Please make sure you buy a copy of my Chinese cookbook on Amazon called Easy Chinese Recipes and my e-Book Easy Asian Takeout here: https://rasamalaysia.com/easy-asian-takeout/. Yes you don’t ever need another cookbook again! :)
Jeremy Meiners
You are very welcome. It makes my night when my children love the dinners I make with your recipes, so maybe we are even :) . I just put your cookbook on my Amazon wish list. Thanks again!
Jo Zaninović
Just made this for dinner and it is amazing, i would defo say to use fillet steak as it was so tender and the sauce so tasty.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Jo.
Neil Young
Yum, yum, yum. What a winner. Simple, quick, nutritious and delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipie.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Neil for trying this onion scallion beef.