Quick & Easy Chinese Beef and Broccoli
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
479 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Quick & Easy Chinese Beef and Broccoli
Description
The Quick & Easy Chinese Beef and Broccoli recipe uses thinly sliced beef marinated with soy sauce, sesame oil, Shaoxing wine, and baking soda, which helps tenderize the meat. The steak is quickly stir-fried until almost cooked, then removed. Broccoli florets are cooked briefly with ginger and garlic, maintaining their vibrancy and slight crunch. A savory oyster sauce mixed with chicken stock and thickened by cornstarch is added to the pan, creating a flavorful glaze for the vegetables.
The cooked beef is returned to the pan to combine with the sauce and vegetables, producing a cohesive dish with balanced flavors and textures. The marinade enhances the beef's tenderness while the sauce provides depth and sheen.
This recipe is suitable as a main or part of a meal served with steamed rice or noodles. Its quick cooking time allows retaining the freshness of vegetables and the juiciness of the beef.
Ingredients
- ½ lb flank steak or skirt steak or flat iron steak
- 1 crown broccoli cut into florets
- ½ inch ginger sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral tasting oil
- 2 tablespoon water cold
Stir Fry Sauce:
- 3 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- ½ cup chicken stock low sodium or sub with beef stock or vegetable stock
Beef Marinade:
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil or sub with neutral oil if you're allergic
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce regular
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with Dry Sherry Wine. For non alcohol, omit completely or sub with your choice of broth
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar or brown sugar, white
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda do not skip this!
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper
Instructions
- Thinly slice beef on a bias into ¼-inch thick strips. Tip: if beef is thawed, freeze beef on a plate fully exposed for 45-60 minutes and when it's slightly frozen on the exterior, you will be able to cut it very thinly with a sharp knife.
- Marinate thinly sliced beef with Marinade ingredients (as listed above) for 15 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix Stir Fry Sauce ingredients (as listed above) until well combined and set aside.
- In a wok or pan on medium heat, add oil. Once oil is hot, fry beef until 95% cooked. Remove beef from pan.
- Into the pan, add ginger, garlic, and broccoli. Pour water into pan and mix with broccoli. Cook until broccoli becomes vibrant green, about 1 minute.
- Once broccoli is vibrant green, pour in stir fry sauce and mix together. Let sauce thicken.
- Once sauce is thick, add back in cooked beef and toss everything together. Remove off heat. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 479 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 479kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1631mg | 68% |
| Potassium | 1504mg | 32% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1896IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 272mg | 302% |
| Calcium | 188mg | 19% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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