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Beef and broccoli stir fry served in a white bowl on a wooden surface, with chopsticks lifting a piece of broccoli

Beef 🥩& Broccoli 🥦 Stir Fry Better than restaurant takeout

Ellen
I'm about to show you how to make the best beef and broccoli stir fry that will have your friends begging for the recipe!
Today, we’re diving into the delicious world of beef and broccoli stir fry. This classic dish has deep roots in Chinese cuisine and has become a favorite for so many of us. It’s quick, flavorful, and a great way to enjoy a hearty meal without breaking the bank. So, let’s get cooking!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cloves Garlic Finely minced
  • 300 g Broccoli Into small pieces
  • 300 g Beef try-tip Or flat iron steak
  • ½ tsp Soy sauce
  • 3 tsp Dark soy sauce
  • 1½ tsp Oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 5 tsp corn starch
  • 8 tsp water
  • 4 tsp oil
  • 3 slices ginger
  • ½ cup stock
  • â…“ cup water
  • 1 tbsp rice wine

Instructions
 

  • Finely mince 4 garlic cloves and 3 slices of ginger.
    Mincing Garlic with a manual mincer and depositing in a small glass bowl for a beef and broccoli stir-fry recipe
  • Beef tri-tip (or flat iron steak) 300 g cut into thin slices. It is important to cut across the muscle fiber. 
    A bowl with sliced beef for how to make Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry
  • Add to beef 0.5 teaspoon of soy sauce, 3 teaspoons of dark soy sauce, 1.5 teaspoons oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, 0.75 teaspoon baking soda, 0.25 teaspoon black pepper, 5 teaspoons corn starch, 8 teaspoons water. Mix everything.
    Seasoning Beef in a bowl for Beef and Broccoli Stir - fry
  • 4 teaspoons of oil. It is very important to mix well the ingredients with beef before adding oil.
    Beef marinated in a bowl for beef and broccoli stir-fry
  • Now place the pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add oil and place sliced ginger into the pan with oil and let it sizzle briefly. 
    Ginger minced on an oiled frying pan
  • Next, add the broccoli 🥦 and stir fry until broccoli are coated with oil. Now add 1 tablespoon of rice wine.
    Broccoli florets on a frying pan mixed with ginger for Beef and broccoli stir-fry recipe
  • Continue to stir fry until the rice wine cooks off, and season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. Mix well. 
    Covering the broccoli after adding rice wine
  • Add 1/2 cup of stock or 1/3 cup of water. Put the lid on and let it cook for 30 seconds. 
    Now transfer broccoli into a plate or bowl. 
    Precooked Sautéed Broccoli in a bowl ready for Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry recipe
  • Now is the time to cook beef. Into a preheated pan add some oil, not too much. Add all the beef and spread it out and let it get cooked on one side.
    Sliced and marinated beef on an oiled wok for beef and broccoli stir-fry recipe
  • Then add the minced garlic and turn the beef to cook it on the other side.
    Stir-frying beef and adding minced garlic on a wok for beef and broccoli stir-fry recipe
  • When the beef is 50% cooked, add 1 tablespoon of rice wine. Stir fry the beef. When the rice wine has evaporated,
    Adding rice wine to a beef getting salted on a wok for beef and broccoli stir-fry recipe
  • add 2 teaspoons of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
    Stir-frying beef on a wok with minced garlic, adding dark soy sauce
  • Continue to stir fry the beef until the color is even. Then add 1/2 cup of water. Don’t worry about it looks like the beef is swimming in liquid.
    Some water will evaporate and thicken up and will result in a nice sauce
    Adding water to beef in a wok for the Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry recipe
  • As the sauce thickens up, turn off the heat and add the broccoli to the pan, pinch of black pepper, mix well everything together. 
    The dish is ready!
    Adding the broccoli to the salted beef on a wok to finish Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry recipe

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Notes

The beef is juicy and very tender, and the broccoli is crunchy and coated in sauce. 
We hope you will like this recipe and please let us know in the comments below your experience, opinion, and suggestions. We would love to hear from you. 
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Keyword beef and broccoli, Broccoli, stir fry