
I’m not a huge beef broccoli fan, but I’ve recently been trying to cook some Chinese meals (here’s one of my most recent dishes that’s not technically Chinese, but it is a stir fry!) at home and I think I made the most delicious dinner out of this dish! My partner loves beef broccoli and it’s quite simply the easiest dinner to make with a few ingredients after a long day at work. The best part of most Chinese cooking is that everything is cooked super quickly in a scalding hot pan so the dishes all come together in less than 30 minutes or so! I took the recipe from Seonkyoung Longest’s blog post and I will be recommending this meal to anyone and everyone I speak to from now on. I hope you’ll try this beef broccoli and let me know how it turns out!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb Ribeye steak (pick whatever cut of meat you like most!)
- One head of broccoli
- One carton of cremini mushrooms
- Three cloves of garlic
- One small knob of ginger
- 2 Tbsp shoyu
- 2 Tbsp water or broth or rice wine
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp white or brown sugar
- Pepper to taste
Instructions:
- After selecting your favorite cut of beef (I love a ribeye because it has the perfect amount of fat), slice the steak into short, thin strips
- In a medium bowl, mix 1 Tbsp shoyu, 1 Tbsp water or broth or rice wine (I used rice wine or mirin), 1 tsp corn starch, baking soda, and pepper until everything is fully combined
- Put slices of beef in mixture and thoroughly incorporate so beef is covered with marinade
- Allow beef to marinate for a few minutes while preparing the veggies
- Wash and chop broccoli head into small bite-sized pieces
- Wash and cut mushrooms into quarters as they will eventually shrink while cooking
- Peel ginger and finely mince
- Mince cloves of garlic and set aside with ginger
- Bring two cups of water to a boil in a large pan
- While waiting for water to boil, mix sauce of 1 Tbsp shoyu, oyster sauce, sugar, 1 Tbsp mirin, 1 tsp corn starch, and pepper to taste
- Par boil broccoli bites for 2 minutes
- Dump out water and warm olive oil on high heat
- Briefly sauté garlic and ginger in oil and add the mushrooms to the pan
- Cook mushrooms for 1-2 minutes
- Throw beef in the pan and cook until almost browned through
- Pour in sauce and mix well
- Add broccoli and toss everything to combine
- Serve over rice