Vietnamese Beef Potato Stir-fry

🧂 Ingredients

• 9 oz beef, thinly sliced against the grain
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• black pepper
• olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 10.5 oz potatoes, peeled

  (about 2 medium potatoes)
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced

  (or half a medium or large onion)
• 1 medium or large tomato

  (about 6 oz, or 2 small tomatoes)
• 3-4 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

  (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce

  (to taste)
• 2-3 scallion stalks, sliced into 2-inch long pieces

  (optional)

Instructions

• 1 Place thinly sliced beef in a mixing bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, ¼
  teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon oil and ½ teaspoon
  cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.
• 2 Slice potato in half lengthwise, then slice into thin slices (about ⅛ inch
  thick). If you are not cooking right away, cover potato slices with water to
  prevent them from turning brown/gray. Cut tomato in half, then cut into thin
  slices or thin wedges.
• 3 Place a pan over medium heat and add enough oil to cover the bottom. Once the
  oil is hot, add potato slices, stir and cook briefly for about 10 seconds. Add 1
  teaspoon of minced garlic, stir and cook until garlic is fragrant.
• 4 Add about 3 tablespoons of water to the pan to cook the potato slices. Move them
  around to let them cook evenly. Cook for about 5 minutes until potato is
  softened and there is no water left in the pan. If potato is not softened
  enough, you can add another tablespoon of water and continue to cook.
• 5 Add onion slices to the pan, then stir and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomato
  slices and continue to stir and cook until onion and tomato slices are soft,
  about 2 minutes. Check if potato is almost tender to your liking, then add 1-1½
  tablespoons oyster sauce. Stir quickly to combine thoroughly, then set the
  stir-fried potato aside.
• 6 You can continue cooking with the same pan or use a clean pan. Place it over
  medium-high heat and heat some oil. Add the remaining minced garlic and sauté
  briefly until fragrant. Then add beef slices, then toss and stir constantly to
  sear the beef.
• 7 Once the beef is about 80% cooked, add the stir-fried potato to the pan and toss
  everything together. Then add 1 teaspoon fish sauce and continue to toss and
  cook until the beef is just cooked through and potato is tender to your liking.
  Adjust seasonings to taste.
• 8 Sprinkle black pepper, add scallion pieces then give everything a final stir.
  Transfer to a serving plate and serve right away with rice.

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