Panda Express Beef and Broccoli: Better-Than-Takeout Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
307 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Panda Express Beef and Broccoli: Better-Than-Takeout Recipe
Description
The dish begins with preparing a finishing sauce by combining oyster sauce, water, rice wine, brown sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and seasonings, setting it aside to thicken during cooking. Flank steak is thinly sliced and coated with a cornstarch and rice wine mixture, then marinated for 15 minutes to tenderize and slightly thicken when cooked. Broccoli florets are steamed just until bright green and slightly crisp to retain texture.
Cooking involves stir-frying the beef in hot oil until browned, adding minced garlic and ginger for aromatic flavor, then quickly adding the broccoli. The finishing sauce is stirred and poured over the ingredients in the wok or skillet, cooking together until the sauce thickens and coats the beef and broccoli evenly.
Served immediately over cooked rice, this meal offers a balance of tender meat, crisp vegetables, and a savory, glossy sauce reminiscent of takeout style.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- Beef and broccoli
- 1 pound flank steak
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 tablespoons rice wine
- 1 pound broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons wok oil or other high heat oil such as grapeseed plus a splash of sesame oil, seasoned
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- Cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Instructions Prepare finishing sauce by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Cut the flank steak extremely thin and place in a bowl. Mix together the cornstarch and rice wine and pour over the steak pieces. Stir well to coat all the meat. Marinate the meat for about 15 minutes.
- While the steak is marinating, steam the broccoli just until it turns bright green. Remove the broccoli from the steamer. Do not cook it all the way to tender; it will finish cooking while it is stir-fried. Heat wok or large skillet until it is hot. Pour in oil and swirl it around. Lay out meat in one layer and let it cook until browned. Turn over the beef slices, add the garlic and ginger, and mix around quickly. Add the broccoli. Give the finishing sauce a quick stir and pour it over the beef and broccoli. Stir everything together until the sauce thickens. Serve over rice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 307 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 307kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 596mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 754mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 705IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 101.6mg | 113% |
| Calcium | 83mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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