Jump to Recipe SaveSaved! Pin Recipe This Sweet and Sour Beef is always a favorite in our house! The beef is juicy and tender, and the sauce is that perfect combo of sweet and tangy.  The beef cooks quickly in the pan, and the sauce comes together in minutes.I like to add some bell peppers and onion for color and crunch, but you can easily use what you have in the fridge.I'll share my favorite tip for getting the mouth of the beef soft, just like your favorite takeout! If you've got kids at the table, this one usually goes down a treat, as the sticky sauce and tender beef are hard to resist.  Serve with some white rice, and you have a delicious dinner in 30 minutes.

Plus, it reheats well, so leftovers are a win, too.Ingredient Notes These notes are here to help make this recipe a success; they cover some but not all ingredients.For a complete ingredient list, check out the recipe card below.

Beef: Go for rump steak, top sirloin, round steaks, flank steak, or skirt steak.The thinly sliced sizzle steaks are also good choices.  Baking soda: This is used to tenderize the beef.It is also known as bicarb of soda, bicarbonate of soda, and sodium bicarbonate.

Don't get it muddled with baking powder!  Light soy sauce: This adds seasoning to the beef.You can just use regular all-purpose soy if you don't have light soy sauce.Bell peppers: We like to do a mixture of colors here.

Red and Green look pretty with the yellow pineapple, bu

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