Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Name: Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Prep time: 34 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tsp dry sherry; ½ tsp cornstarch; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 lb sirloin steak; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp dry sherry; 1 tbsp soy sauce; ¼ cup chicken stock; 1 lb broccoli; 2 tbsp high heat cooking oil; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water

A Chinese dinner. Ready in about 39 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

34 minPrep (about)
5 minCook (about)
39 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

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Main ingredient

½ lb sirloin steak

Fresh & other

½ tsp dry sherry
¼ tsp cornstarch
½ tsp dry sherry
2 tbsp chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
½ lb broccoli
1 clove garlic
½ tsp cornstarch
1 ½ tsp water

Sauces & oils

½ tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 ½ tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp high heat cooking oil

Spices & seasonings (1): black pepper

¼ tsp black pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Marinate the beef
Stir your beef marinade ingredients (1 soy sauce, 1 teaspoon rice wine, ¼ cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon black pepper) in medium bowl.
Add the beef slices.
Stir until coated.
Let stand for 10 minutes.
Prepare the sauce
Stir your sauce ingredients (1 tablespoon sauce, 1 teaspoon Chinese wine, ½ teaspoon soy, 2 tbsp chicken broth) in a little bowl.
Set aside.
Blanch or steam the broccoli
Bring pot of water to a boil.
Add the broccoli.
Cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
Drain well.
Stir-fry the beef
Heat a big frying pan or wok on high heat till a bead of water sizzles plus instantly evaporates upon contact.
Add your cooking oil and swirl to coat.
Add the beef and right away spread it out all over your surface of your wok or pan in a single layer.
Let the beef fry undisturbed for 1 min.
Flip the beef slices over.
Add the garlic to the pan.
Fry for an more 30 seconds to 1 min until no longer pink.
Add the sauce, cornstarch, and broccoli
Pour in your sauce plus your cornstarch slurry (½ teaspoon cornstarch dissolved.
Do it in 1 ½ tsp of water).
Mix till the sauce boils and thickens, around 30 seconds.
Stir in the broccoli.
Serve right away, with steamed rice or on its own.