Beef With Broccoli

Posted byNoriePosted inbeef, Recipe, VegetablesTags:,

If you are hungry for some Chinese food and you may have the ingredients on hand, why not try this simple but good Chinese dish?

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz. beef round or chuck, sliced into 1/8” thick strips (cross-grain)
  • 2 tsp. soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
  • ½ onion, sliced lengthwise
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed
  • ½” piece ginger root cut in sticks
  • 1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds (optional)
  • 2 TBS. oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 1 TBS. Shaohsing wine
  • 1 tsp. white sugar or Mirin
  • Vegetable oil

Put the strips of beef in a small bowl then sprinkle with the Baking Soda. Mix well then add the 2 tsp. soy sauce. Mix well with your fingers. Cover and keep in the fridge to marinate for about 1 to 4 hours or until ready to cook. This will help tenderize the beef.

Boil a few cups water in a pan, add 1 tsp. salt and 1 TBS. veg. oil. Drop in the broccoli and cook for about 2 minutes or to desired doneness. Immediately drain and cool with running water. Set aside.

Mix together in a small bowl the oyster sauce, sesame oil, sherry or Shaohsing wine, and sugar or Mirin.  Set aside.

Take the meat out of the fridge and bring back to room temperature when ready to cook. Add the cornstarch to the meat and mix well.

Heat about 2-tablespoons vegetable oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ginger root and garlic.  Let them sizzle in the hot oil for about a minute to flavor the oil.  Then remove them and discard. 

Stir in the onion, sauté until transparent then add the meat. Saute them together and when there are no more traces of red in the meat, add the oyster sauce mixture. Add the cooked broccoli, stir and toss for a few seconds or until heated through. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle toasted sesame seeds if desired.

This dish is on the dry side. If you want it to be a little more saucy, add a slurry of 1 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 4 TBS. water while still cooking and heat until thickened. Taste and season accordingly.

Serve over rice.