Sesame Stir Fried Beef, Onions & Ginger (Mark Bittman)

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 12 -16 ounces flank steaks (or other tender beef cut) or 12 -16 ounces sirloin steaks (or other tender beef cut)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 4 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• chopped scallion (for garnish)
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (for garnish)

1. Slice the beef as thinly as possible, across the grain. (It's easier if you freeze it for 15-30 minute first.) Cut the slices into bite sized pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Marinate the beef in 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 T. rice vinegar and 2 teaspoons sugar.
3. Heat a large skillet over high heat until it smokes, 3-4 minutes. Add 1 T oil and the onions. Stir immediately, then stir every 30 seconds or so until the onions soften and begin to char slightly, 4-5 minutes.
4. Sprinkle the onions with salt and pepper and remove them; keep the heat high.
5. Add remaining oil to the pan, then the garlic and 1 T. of the ginger; stir and immediately add the beef. Stir immediately, then stir every 20 seconds or so until it loses its color, just a minute or 2 longer; stir in the onions.
6. Add the remaining teaspoon of ginger; cook until liquid is evaporated.
7. Garnish with chopped scallions and toasted sesame seeds and serve immediately over rice.

soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, flank, salt, dark sesame oil, onions, garlic, fresh ginger, scallion, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sesame-stir-fried-beef-onions-ginger-mark-bittman-412691 (may not work)