Beef and Broccoli
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cut up some flank steak into some thin strips.
- 2Chop up some ginger and lots of garlic.
- 3Add half of the garlic and the ginger to the meat to marinate.
- 4Save the rest of the garlic and ginger for when cooking.
- 5Add baking soda and cornstarch to the meat to make it tender and moist.
- 6Add oil, soy, and oyster sauce to the meat.
- 7Mix well, cover, and leave the meat alone.
- 8Chop up broccoli.
- 9Add chicken broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy, sesame oil, brown sugar, and white pepper to a measuring cup.
- 10Mix the sauce ingredients.
- 11Heat a pan with oil.
- 12Add the beef to the hot pan and flatten the pieces.
- 13Once the beef starts cooking, saute it up.
- 14After about a minute, remove the meat.
- 15Add a little more oil.
- 16Add the rest of the garlic and ginger.
- 17Deglaze the pan with Shaoxing wine.
- 18Add broccoli to the pan and saute violently.
- 19Cover with a lid and let cook a few minutes.
- 20Add the sauce to the pan.
- 21Let the sauce come up to a boil, then add a cornstarch slurry to thicken.
- 22Once the sauce starts to thicken, add the meat back up.
- 23Cook for another minute or so.
- 24Add green onions and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 1 lb flank steak
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- white pepper
- 2 Tbsp Shaoxing wine
- cornstarch slurry
- oil
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- baking soda
- cornstarch
- chicken broth
- dark soy
- sesame oil
- brown sugar
- white pepper
- Shaoxing wine
Equipment
knifecutting boardbowlpanwooden spoonmeasuring cup
Tips
- Add baking soda and cornstarch to the meat to make it tender and moist.
- Add Shaoxing wine to deglaze the pan for extra flavor.