Skinnymixer’s Rainbow Beef Stir Fry features in the Takeaway section of the cookbook Dinners 4.

The Rainbow Beef Stir Fry is a cookbook exclusive recipe…

Rainbow Beef Stir Fry

was THE MOST requested recipe for our Dinners 4 cookbook and this recipe doesn’t disappoint! It’s so incredibly easy to cook, simply marinate the beef while you prepare the vegetables. Then it’s a super quick fast cook and on the table within 10 min

I prefer to cook this one hot and fast in the wok but we also have an equally delicious Thermomix version.

What ingredients you will need

brown sugar or coconut sugar
carrot
cornflour
garlic powder
ground white pepper
honey
olive oil
oyster sauce – if you have dietary restrictions we have a great recipe for Vegetarian Oyster Sauce that can be used.
red capsicum
red onion
rice wine vinegar
rump steak
sesame oil
soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
spring onion
tomato paste
yellow capsicum

What you will need to make Rainbow Beef Stir Fry from Dinners 4

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Tips & Dietary Needs

Protein swap – Feel free to swap the beef for lamb, pork or chicken.
No Chicken Stock Concentrate? We highly recommend making Niks Chicken Stock Concentrate for best results! Vegetable stock concentrate will work. You can also replace the water with liquid stock.
Don’t like capsicum? Feel free to use your stir fry vegetables of choice like snow peas, sweet corn, zucchini, celery, cabbage.
Gluten-free – use gluten-free sauces and cornflour. AYAM is great for gluten-free Asian style sauces.
Low carb – Use compliant sweeteners. Use the Vegetarian Oyster Sauce recipe from the website. Replace cornflour with xanthan gum. Replace carrot with shiitake mushrooms or green beans, cut in bite-sized pieces.
Lower calorie – Replace beef with lean pork or chicken. If using chicken breast, use conventional method.
Paleo – Use the Vegetarian Oyster Sauce recipe from the website. Replace rice wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar. Replace cornflour with tapioca flour.
Go veggie – Replace beef with shiitake mushrooms and tofu. Use vegetarian oyster sauce.
Low Fodmap – Replace garlic powder with garlic infused olive oil. Replace red onion with spring onion (green part only). Use compliant sauces.

How to Cook

I like to cook this recipe hot and fast in the wok. It’s an incredibly fast and easy recipe.

First we combine the meat with the marinade ingredients. Then the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

Heat the wok and brown beef in batches.

Stir fry vegetables, add beef and sauce.

Cook until the sauce is glossy and coats stir fry well.

How to Serve

What to serve with – rice, noodles or cauliflower rice.

Storage & Meal Prep

Fridge – Store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer – This recipe can be frozen, although the crispness of the stir fry is lost.
Reheat – Reheat gently in the microwave.
Thawing from frozen: Let it sit in fridge overnight, then warm gently (or enjoy cold).
Make ahead – freeze cooked for up to three months.
Lunchbox win – perfect for school in a thermos or work lunches.

From the Testing Team

Angie G – Super Skinny version using pork fillet, cooked conventional way in a wok. This stir fry is a real Flavour BomB !! We absolutely loved it cooked within recipe time frame. Served with Hokkein thin noodles. Definitely another most fave stirfry that will be made often
Susan R – Such flavour!!! Melt in the mouth steak and vegetables with a crunch in that sauce! yum! I did conventional method with steamed rice.
Melissa K – This was so good. I loved how there was loads of sauce to flavour the rice. I can see me cooking this one regularly. I loved how quick and easy it was. I loved the burst of flavour and not overcooked vegetables.

Some other Thermomix Stir Fry recipes you might love:

Want to know more about Dinners 4 cookbook?

All of our cookbooks have a strong focus on Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Egg Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegetarian and Low FODMAP.

All of our cookbooks are gluten-free friendly.

FAQs

Which is the better cooking method?
Nik prefers to cook this recipe hot and fast in the Wok. However, the Thermomix version is nice and saucy with the added bonus of hands-off cooking. They are both delicious.

Do I need to tenderise the beef?
You can if you like but we found it didn’t need it. The beef sliced across the grain, thinly – will produce beautifully tender stir fry meat.

Method Variations

For this recipe we have cooking methods for:

✔️ Thermo cooker
✔️ Conventional
✔️ Oven
✔️ Stove top
✔️ Air fryer
✔️ Slow cooker

This recipe can be also:

✔️ Halved
✔️ Doubled

THMD4: Rainbow Beef Stir Fry