Chinese American Takeout Recipe
Beef Teriyaki Sticks
Beef teriyaki sticks are a Chinese American takeout appetizer of marinated beef strips grilled, broiled, or griddled on skewers.
Recipe at a glance
| Purpose | Additional Chinese restaurant menu recipe family |
| Cuisine or format | Chinese American Takeout |
| Consolidation rule | Closely related menu names are treated as one recipe family when the sauce, technique, or format is the same. |
Ingredients
- 1 lb flank steak or sirloin, sliced into strips
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 garlic clove
- Skewers
- Neutral oil
Method
- Slice beef thinly across the grain.
- Marinate with soy sauce, hoisin, sugar or honey, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic.
- Thread beef onto skewers.
- Grill, broil, or griddle until browned and just cooked.
- Brush with extra marinade only if it has been boiled first.
- Serve hot.
Variations and substitutions
- Adjust protein, vegetables, and heat level only when the core technique and sauce remain recognizable.
- For allergies or religious dietary needs, check sauces, broth, wrappers, cooking wine, nuts, sesame, shellfish, and shared wok or fryer use.
- For restaurant-style versions, texture matters as much as flavor: fried items should stay crisp, noodles should not become mushy, and sauces should coat rather than flood the dish.