# Beef and Broccoli

A family-favorite Chinese takeout dish, made better than takeout with a few pantry staples.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- beef
- chousing oil
- salt
- baking soda
- cornstarch
- low sodium soy sauce
- water
- sugar
- cornstarch
- sesame oil
- broccoli
- ginger
- garlic
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Slice your beef against the grain.
2. Marinate the beef with chousing oil, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch.
3. Prepare the sauce using low sodium soy sauce, water, sugar, cornstarch, and sesame oil.
4. Cook broccoli in boiling water just until tender.
5. Shock the cooked broccoli in an ice bath.
6. Pan fry your beef until it's nicely seared on one side and barely cooked through.
7. Remove the beef from the pan.
8. Saute your ginger and garlic.
9. Add in your sauce.
10. Once the sauce thickens, add in the broccoli and the beef.
11. Make sure everything is coated in the sauce.
12. Garnish with sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Slice beef against the grain.
- Velveting the beef with chousing oil, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch helps prevent it from getting tough.
- Cook broccoli in boiling water just until tender, then shock it in an ice bath.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DdWUSCmDY/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/feeb7fd1-195c-446a-9fec-bbcbf2f326b2
- Extracted: 2026-03-25

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