Cantonese / American Chinese Recipe
Beef with Tomato
Beef with tomato is a mild stir-fry with sliced beef, tomatoes, onion, and a lightly sweet savory sauce.
Recipe at a glance
| Purpose | High-frequency Chinese restaurant menu dish |
| Cuisine or format | Cantonese / American Chinese |
| Menu variation rule | Protein may be adjusted without creating a separate recipe family. |
Ingredients
- 12 oz sliced beef
- 2 tomatoes, cut in wedges
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup, optional
- 1/2 cup stock or water
- Cornstarch slurry
- Neutral oil
Method
- Marinate beef with soy sauce and cornstarch.
- Stir-fry beef quickly and remove.
- Cook onion and garlic.
- Add tomatoes and cook until just softened.
- Add stock, sugar, and optional ketchup.
- Return beef.
- Thicken lightly.
Variations and substitutions
- For chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, tofu, or mixed seafood variants, keep the same sauce logic and adjust the cooking time for the protein.
- For allergies or religious dietary needs, check sauces, broth, wrappers, cooking wine, and shared wok or fryer use.
- For takeout-style dishes, sauce texture matters: the sauce should coat the food rather than become a thin soup.