Keto Friendly Beef Cabbage (Printer-friendly)

A quick, flavorful stir fry featuring tender beef and crisp cabbage for a low-carb meal.

# What You Need:

→ Beef

01 - 1 lb flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced across the grain

→ Vegetables

02 - 1 small head green cabbage (about 1.54 lbs), cored and thinly sliced
03 - 1 medium carrot, julienned (optional)
04 - 3 green onions, sliced
05 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
06 - 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

→ Sauce

07 - 3 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
08 - 1 tbsp sesame oil
09 - 1 tbsp rice vinegar
10 - 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
11 - 1/2 tsp chili flakes (optional)
12 - 1 tbsp erythritol or preferred keto sweetener (optional)

→ Cooking Oil

13 - 2 tbsp avocado oil or light olive oil

# How to Make It:

01 - In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, black pepper, chili flakes, and sweetener if using. Set aside.
02 - Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large wok or skillet over high heat. Add sliced beef and stir fry for 2–3 minutes until browned and just cooked through. Remove beef and set aside.
03 - Add remaining oil to the pan. Add garlic, ginger, and white parts of green onions. Stir fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
04 - Add cabbage and carrot if using. Stir fry for 3–5 minutes until cabbage is crisp-tender.
05 - Return beef to the pan, pour over the sauce, and toss to combine. Stir fry for another 1–2 minutes until heated through.
06 - Top with green onion tops and serve immediately while hot.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's genuinely fast—thirty minutes from craving to eating, and most of that is prep.
  • The cabbage becomes silky and sweet without any sugar, tasting nothing like plain vegetables.
  • It fits beautifully into keto life without tasting restrictive or like you're missing carbs.
02 -
  • Slice the beef before you start cooking, not after—hot meat is harder to slice cleanly, and cold meat slices beautifully.
  • Don't crowd the pan when the beef goes in; if your skillet isn't large enough, cook it in two batches so it browns instead of steams.
03 -
  • Keep your prep done before the cooking starts—stir frying moves fast, and you won't have time to chop ginger once the heat is on.
  • If your beef is thicker than you'd like, slice it, then lay it flat on your cutting board and gently pound it thinner with the side of your knife; it cooks more evenly and stays tender longer.

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