Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry
A tender cut of beef, sauteed in a sweet and tangy sauce. Combined with broccoli and a little spice from red chili pepper flakes.
Equipment
- Wok or wide pan
- Spatula
- Bowls
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
FOR THE MARINADE
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
FOR STIR-FRYING
- 1 pound tender cut beef, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch size ginger, minced
- 2 cups broccoli florets
Instructions
- Marinate the beef. In a bowl, add the slices of beef, soy sauce, baking soda, rice vinegar, and cornstarch. Toss to coat well, and set them aside.
- Make the sauce. In another bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients. Mix until the sugar dissolve. Set it aside.
- Heat a wok or nonstick skillet with oil. Cook the marinated beef in batches. Add half of the meat into the hot pan, and sear until golden brown. Remove from the pan. Then add the rest of the meat to the pan, and cook until browned. Set them aside.
- Use the same pan, when the pan starts drying, add more oil. Saute the onion until tender or translucent. Add the garlic and ginger, and continue sauteing until aromatic.
- Drop the broccoli florets into the pan, and cook until tender or when they turned bright green.
- Add the cooked beef back into the pan, and constantly stir to combine. Add the sauce, and stir until the sauce thickened. Option to drizzle a teaspoon of sesame oil and sprinkle some sesame seeds at the end of cooking.
- Serve with steamed rice.
