Stir-fried beef with chayote is a stir-fried dish that is delicious and nutritious, with a very simple and quick preparation method. Today, let’s join to the kitchen with TasteVN to explore 3 extremely easy recipes to make this attractive dish and change up the family meal!
1. Chayote stir-fried with beef
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chayote stir-fried with beef For 2 people
Beef 150 gr Chayote 2 pieces Green onions 2 stalks Cilantro 5 stalks Shallots 1 bulb Garlic 5 cloves Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (seasoning powder/ salt/ pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious chayote
- You should choose chayotes that are fresh, not bruised, or have puncture marks, with a shiny skin and many spines.
- Additionally, you can press the fruit with your hand to determine if it is young or not. If it feels soft and easy to press, it’s young; if it feels hard and slightly fibrous, it’s an old chayote. You should choose young chayotes because the older ones will be tough and hard to eat.
- For convenience in preparation, you should choose chayotes with fewer ridges.
How to Cook Stir-Fried Chayote with Beef
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Prepare the Ingredients
Peel the garlic, wash it clean, crush it, and mince it finely. Chop the shallots.
To clean the beef and eliminate the unpleasant smell, soak it in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse several times with water and cut it into thin slices suitable for eating.
Use a peeler to peel the chayote, remove the outer skin, then wash it thoroughly with water to remove the sap, and cut the chayote into thin slices suitable for eating. Cut off the roots of the green onions and coriander, wash them clean, and chop them finely.
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Marinate the Beef
Put the thinly sliced beef along with 1/2 of the chopped shallots and minced garlic into a bowl, then add 1/4 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil. Mix well and marinate for 10 minutes to let the beef absorb the flavors.
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Stir-fry beef with chayote
Heat a pan on the stove, add 1.5 tablespoons of oil along with the remaining shallots and garlic into the pan, sauté until the shallots and garlic are fragrant, then add the marinated beef and stir-fry over medium heat for about 4 minutes until the beef is about 80% cooked, then turn off the heat and remove the beef to a bowl.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil along with chayote, green onions, coriander, and 1/4 tablespoon of seasoning into the pan. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes over medium heat until the chayote is cooked, then reduce the heat, add the beef back in, adjust the seasoning to taste, stir well for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Tip: To prevent the beef from being tough, do not overcook it.
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Finished Product
Stir-fried chayote with beef when completed will have a fragrant garlic aroma. When eaten, one can feel the tenderness and deliciousness of the beef combined with the characteristic sweetness of chayote. This will be a great choice when served with white rice for the whole family!
2. Stir-fried Chayote with Beef
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Chayote with Beef Serves 2
Chayote 500 gr Beef 200 gr Garlic 1 bulb Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Chayote
- You should choose chayote with a stalk length of about 20cm as the best option because long stalks often come with tough ends that are inedible.
- Avoid buying chayote that has been watered and is damp, as the hot weather in Vietnam means that when transported home, it will not be fresh anymore.
- Only wet the vegetables briefly before processing and cooking for about 30 seconds to keep them fresh.
How to prepare Stir-fried Su Su Shoots with Beef
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Prepare the ingredients
Pick the su su shoots from the top to the stem, take the tender part, then rinse twice with water and let drain.
For the beef, to clean and remove the smell, soak it in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water and slice it into thin pieces. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
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Stir-fry the beef
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and garlic, sauté until the garlic is fragrant, then add the beef and stir-fry for about 3 minutes over medium heat until the beef is slightly rare. Add 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the beef is about 80% cooked. Turn off the heat and remove the beef to a bowl.
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Stir-fried Su shoot with beef
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and minced garlic to the pan, sauté until the garlic is golden, then add the Su shoot, and stir-fry for about 4 minutes over medium heat. When the Su shoot is slightly tender, add 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce.
Stir-fry for about 1 minute until the Su shoot is soft, then add the beef. Stir well over low heat, then adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The stir-fried chayote with beef will have a wonderful flavor when cooked, with the crispy, sweet chayote blending with the delicious taste of the stir-fried beef. This will be a delicious stir-fry dish for the whole family during the chayote harvest season!
3. Stir-fried Beef with Chayote (Recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Beef with Chayote (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Beef 200 gr Chayote 2 pieces Garlic 1 bulb Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 4 teaspoons Common seasoning a little (Salt/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
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How to prepare Stir-fried Beef with Su Su (Recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
200g of beef after purchasing, wash it thoroughly with water, then use a knife to slice it into thin pieces and place them in a small bowl.
Next, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper into the bowl and mix well, marinating for 15 minutes to let the beef absorb the spices.
2 su su after purchasing, you score along the body and immerse them in a clean bowl of water to reduce the sap. To avoid getting sap on your hands, use a multi-purpose peeler to peel the su su under a small stream of water tap, then rinse thoroughly with water.
Finally, cut the su su in half, remove the seeds inside, and continue to use the peeler to thinly slice the inner part of the su su into layers and place them into a basket.
As for the garlic, peel it and chop finely.
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Stir-fried beef with chayote
First, place a pan on the stove, add 3 teaspoons of cooking oil, and wait for it to heat up. Next, add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Then, add the marinated beef and stir-fry on high heat for about 2 minutes until the beef is slightly browned, then add the prepared chayote and stir-fry together.
Stir well until the chayote is soft, then season with 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and stir-fry for another minute to finish.
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Finished product
The stir-fried beef with chayote when completed has a fragrant aroma from the beef and garlic. When enjoying the dish, you will find the beef tender and sweet, the skin slightly chewy and crispy, combined with the mildly sweet chayote and rich seasoning, making it very flavorful.
This is an extremely delicious savory dish in the daily menu of the family.
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- You should choose beef that is bright red, with fine texture, beautiful marbling, fat that is light yellow, and has the characteristic aroma of beef when smelled.
- Additionally, good beef will feel sticky to the touch, and when pressed lightly, it has a certain degree of elasticity.
- Avoid buying beef that is dark red, has dark yellow fat, and coarse texture, as this indicates older cattle, which are usually tough and not tasty. If the meat is dark red, has white fat, and smells a bit fishy and not fragrant, it is likely that the beef has been faked from buffalo meat.
How to prepare beef cleanly, without odor
- Method 1: Roast a small piece of ginger until cooked, then scrape off the outer skin, pound it finely, rub it evenly around the beef, and rinse it again with water.
- Method 2: Soak the piece of beef in white wine for about 15 minutes, then rinse it clean under cold water.
- Method 3: Boil a pot of cold water, then blanch the beef for about 3 minutes, remove it, and rinse it with cold water.
- Method 4: Roast a shallot until dry, then peel it, pound it finely, and marinate it with the beef.
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Above are the details of 3 ways to make beef stir-fry with chayote that are super easy to make and tasty. Let’s get started right away to treat the whole family. TasteVN wishes you success with these 3 recipes.
