20 Minute Beijing Beef

Name: 20 Minute Beijing Beef
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs flank steak (or skirt steak, sliced into strips); 1 red pepper (thinly sliced); 1 green pepper (thinly sliced); ½ onion (sliced); ⅓ cup water; ⅓ cup sugar; ¼ cup ketchup; 4 tablespoons rice vinegar ((or white vinegar)); ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes ((more if you want spicier)); 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 2 tablespoons cold water; 1 tablespoon corn starch; rice (for serving)

TiffanyUpdated Jun 18, 2025, Published Feb 09, 2016

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Tender, spicy 20 minute Asian Beijing Beef and peppers you can whip up quicker than you can drive to pick up takeout!

close up top view of Beijing beef with rice in a bowl.

Spicy spicy spicyyyyyyyy. Okay not that spicy. Well it can be, if you want it to be. It’s sort of up to you. Personally if my mouth doesn’t feel scorched by the time I eat the last bite then it isn’t hot enough but I know that not everyone appreciates heat the way I do. So don’t you worry, I went conservative on the spicy culprit for this recipe —> crushed red pepper flakes, but left a little note to let you know that you can control the heat by adding more if you like it hot hot hot.

The thing is, you can make this in TWENTY MINUTES people. That’s all it takes to go from I’m getting really hungry and need an amazing meal pronto to mmmmmmmmmmmm this is definitely going on my regular dinner rotation!

chopsticks picking up some Beijing beef from a bowl of beef and rice.

Tiffany of Creme de la Crumb in the kitchen

Welcome!

Hey there, I’m Tiffany – chef, photographer, mother, and avid taco eater. I am passionate about turning simple flavors and ingredients into tasty meals the whole family will love, with minimal prep and cleanup so there’s more time to spend eating and enjoying. Stay awhile, and help yourself to a taco or two!