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Beef and Broccoli

Beef and Broccoli

Quick and easy Beef and Broccoli in a delightful homemade stir fry sauce, perfect for dinner in just 20 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 398 kcal

Equipment

  • wok
  • Frying Pan
  • Slotted Spoon
  • bowl

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon neutral oil avocado oil or any other high smoke point flavourless oil
  • 500 g skirt/flank steak sliced very thinly, against the grain
  • 450 g tenderstem broccoli any thicker pieces sliced in half length-ways
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced

Sauce Ingredients

  • 250 ml hot beef stock (water + 1 stock cube is fine)
  • 3 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine can swap for sherry
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch) mixed with 5 tablespoon cold water to make a slurry

To Finish

  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions
 

Prepare the Sauce

  • Mix together all of the sauce ingredients EXCEPT the cornflour slurry in a bowl. Put to one side.

Cook the Beef

  • Heat 2 tablespoon of the oil over a high heat in a wok or large frying pan.
  • Add the sliced steak and cook for 2-3 minutes, turning once or twice, until the steak is just cooked.
  • Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon (leaving any oil behind in the wok).

Cook the Broccoli

  • Add the broccoli to the wok and stir fry for 2 minutes, stirring often. Then transfer to the bowl with the steak.

Make the Sauce

  • Turn the heat down to medium and add in the remaining tablespoon of oil.
  • Add the ginger and garlic and fry, stirring often, for 30 seconds.
  • Add in the sauce mixture, turn up the heat to high and stir together.
  • Allow the sauce to come to the boil, then slowly pour in the cornstarch slurry, whilst stirring, until the sauce thickens. You may not need all of the slurry.

Combine and Serve

  • Add the beef and broccoli back into the wok and toss together. Cook for a further minute, then turn off the heat.
  • Serve with boiled or fried rice and topped with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

Notes

Tips: Freeze the steak for easier slicing and adjust broccoli cooking time for preferred tenderness.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 33gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1349mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12g
Keyword Beef and Broccoli, Beef Stir Fry, Chinese Stir Fry Recipe
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