Warm, spicy ginger, lime, and coconut milk give this Ginger Beef recipe all kinds of zesty flavor! Serve it over rice with a side of vegetables for a complete meal everyone will love!
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I feel like I say it all the time, but I love recipes with big flavors. Last week’s Keto Beef Fajitas were the perfect example of just that type of recipe, and this Ginger Beef recipe is no different.
Thin strips of tender beef are left to marinate in a combination of ginger, lime, and coconut for a few hours to overnight. I always leave half of the marinade aside to use as a sauce to add even more flavor after cooking. Big flavor, remember?
Why This Recipe Works
- This is actually a very simple recipe. You can leave the beef to marinate all day or overnight, then cooking it later only takes minutes.
- The flavor is intense! If you love ginger, lime, and coconut, you will absolutely love this recipe!
- This recipe is gluten free and can be made low carb and keto-friendly.
How to Make Ginger Beef
Prep!
Before making the marinade, you will need to juice your limes until you have 1/2 cup, grate the ginger, and mince the garlic. If you are unable to find pre-sliced beef strips, you will need to slice your own as well.
Tip: use fresh lime juice for the best flavor. Bottle juice can be used in a pinch, but I find it doesn’t have the same strength flavor as fresh.
Create!
Mix together all of the ingredients for the marinade and add HALF to a large bowl (or resealable plastic bag) with the beef strips. Cover and allow to marinate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight.
Cover and reserve the remaining marinade for later use.
When you are ready to cook, drain and discard the marinade from the beef strips.
Heat a large skillet over medium high and add the beef strips.
Cook stirring often until the beef is cooked through and no longer pink. Remove from the heat.
Present!
Serve Ginger Beef over rice, cauliflower rice (you can reference this post on How to Rice Cauliflower and this one on How to Cook Cauliflower if needed), noodles, or even quinoa. Top with a drizzle of the reserved marinade, sesame seeds, and green onions, if desired.
Tips and Techniques for the Best Ginger Beef
- Buy pre-cut beef strips to save time. I find that store-bought strips are usually thinner and more evenly cut than I am able to do myself.
- Fresh ginger and lime juice will give you the best flavor, by far.
- To make this recipe low carb and keto-friendly, substitute a brown sugar substitute, like Swerve, for the brown sugar. Serve over cauliflower rice.
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Use within 3-5 days.
FAQ’s
- Is Ginger Beef spicy? While this recipe for Ginger Beef has a lot of zesty flavors, it is not spicy at all.
- Is Ginger Beef keto-friendly? Yes! Simply swap out the brown sugar for a brown sugar substitute like Swerve. Serve the beef over cauliflower rice.
- What do you serve with Ginger Beef? You can serve Ginger Beef over rice, noodles, or cauliflower rice. It pairs great with vegetables like green beans, broccoli, carrots, and peppers.
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Ginger Beef with Lime and Coconut
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger * grated
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar * or brown sugar substitute
- 2 cloves garlic * minced
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1.5 pounds thin beef strips
- sesame seeds * optional, for garnish
- green onions * optional, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, coconut milk, coconut aminos, sesame oil, ginger, brown sugar, garlic, chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- Add the beef strips to a bowl or resealable plastic bag along with HALF of the marinade. Reserve the remaining marinade.
- Allow to marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours or up to overnight.
- After the meat has marinated, heat a large skillet to medium-high.
- Drain and discard the marinade from the beef strips. Add the beef to the hot skillet.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in the center, about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and top with reserved marinade, sesame seeds, and sliced green onions, as desired.
Notes
Tips and Techniques for the Best Ginger Beef
- Buy pre-cut beef strips to save time. I find that store-bought strips are usually thinner and more evenly cut than I am able to do myself.
- Fresh ginger and lime juice will give you the best flavor, by far.
- To make this recipe low carb and keto-friendly, substitute a brown sugar substitute, like Swerve, for the brown sugar. Serve over cauliflower rice.
- Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Use within 3-5 days.
Catherine says
I just love the sound of that marinade! This looks and sounds absolutely delicious…coconut and lime is such a wonderful combo!
Patty at Spoonabilities says
Ginger, lime & coconut are such an amazing combo of flavors! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Jess says
Oh my goodness! This looks and sounds more than amazing! And that lime and coconut combo! DELICIOUS!
Tonje says
Yum! This looks super tasty. Anything with lime and coconut has me signed up. Can’t wait to try it!
Morgan Eisenberg says
Fresh ginger and lime are the best hands down. Gives it that perfect zinggg.