Broccoli beef is a classic stir fry that's easy to make at home. Serve over rice or with your favorite lo mein.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Marinate Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
For the beef and marinade
1teaspoonsoy sauce
1teaspoonChinese rice wineor dry sherry
⅛teaspoonground black pepper
½teaspooncornstarch
¾poundflank or sirloin steaksliced thinly across the grain
For the sauce
¼cupchicken brothor beef broth
2tablespoonsoyster sauce
1tablespoonsoy sauce
1teaspoonChinese rice wineor dry sherry
1teaspoonSriracha
For stir fry
2tablespoonshigh-heat cooking oil
¾poundbroccoli florets
2clovesgarlicvery finely minced or smushed through garlic smusher
1teaspooncornstarchdissolved in 1 tablespoon water
Sliced green onionfor garnish
Sesame seedsfor garnish
Instructions
Marinate the beef: Stir together the beef marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Add the beef slices and stir until coated. Let stand for at least 10 minutes.
Prepare the sauce: Stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Blanch the broccoli: Cook the broccoli in a small pot of boiling, salted water until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
Heat a large frying pan or wok over high heat until a bead of water sizzles and instantly evaporates upon contact. Add the cooking oil and swirl to coat. Add the beef and immediately spread the beef out all over the surface of the wok or pan in a single layer (preferably not touching). Let the beef fry undisturbed for 1 minute.
Flip the beef slices over, add the garlic to the pan and fry for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute until no longer pink.
Pour in the sauce, add the blanched broccoli and bring to a boil. Pour in the dissolved cornstarch and cook, stirring, until the sauce boils and thickens, 30 seconds. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds.