Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry Recipe

Hey everyone, it’s Natasha and today I’m going to show you how we make beef and broccoli stir-fry.

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Why You’ll Love This

• This easy beef stir-fry is perfect for the busy back-to-school season.
• Beef is the super star ingredient here.
• To make this amazing stir-fry sauce.
• It has great but very strong flavor.
• Take a whiff of that marinade because it smells amazing.
• Beef is so versatile that you could change up the recipe and use a variety of vegetables.
• We love flank steak because it’s lean but super tender and easy to chew.
• This is so good.
• It’s just the perfect balance of sweet and salty and just the right amount of sauce.
• This saucy beef reheats really well.
• This is perfect for to-go lunch, school lunch, work lunch, any kind of lunch.
• This is perfect for busy weeknights and make-ahead lunches for that hectic school season.
• Easy, easy, easy.

Ingredients

• one pound of flank steak
• three garlic cloves (to get about two teaspoons of minced garlic)
• fresh ginger (one teaspoon of loosely packed ginger)
• one half cup of hot water
• six tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce
• three tablespoons of packed light brown sugar
• one and a half tablespoons of cornstarch
• two tablespoons of sesame oil
• a quarter teaspoon of black pepper
• about one pound of broccoli crowns (six cups of broccoli)
• one tablespoon of oil
• one to two tablespoons of water (optional)
• one tablespoon of oil (for beef)
• steamy hot white rice
• a little bit of salt (added while cooking rice)
• some toasted sesame seeds (for garnish)

Instructions

1. Cover and put flank steak in the freezer for 30 minutes.
2. Grate three garlic cloves to get about two teaspoons of minced garlic.
3. Peel some fresh ginger.
4. Grate the ginger until you have one teaspoon of loosely packed ginger.
5. Add grated garlic and ginger to a small mixing bowl.
6. Then add one half cup of hot water to help dissolve the sugar.
7. Next, add six tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce.
8. Add three tablespoons of packed light brown sugar.
9. Add one and a half tablespoons of cornstarch.
10. Add two tablespoons of sesame oil.
11. Add a quarter teaspoon of black pepper.
12. Whisk that together until the sugar is dissolved and set it aside.
13. Cut about one pound of broccoli crowns into bite-sized pieces to get six cups of broccoli.
14. Use a sharp knife to thinly slice beef against the grain.
15. Place a large skillet over medium heat and add one tablespoon of oil.
16. Add all of your broccoli pieces and saute partially covered for about four to five minutes.
17. If you want your broccoli to be more tender, you can add one to two tablespoons of water to help the broccoli steam cook.
18. Transfer broccoli to a bowl.
19. Place that same pan over medium high heat and add a tablespoon of oil.
20. Then add all of the sliced beef in a single layer.
21. Saute about two minutes per side or just until the beef is cooked through.
22. Quickly pull out a piece to test for doneness.
23. Reduce the heat to low.
24. Give the sauce a quick stir before pouring over the beef.
25. Let the sauce and beef simmer on low heat for about three to four minutes, stirring occasionally.
26. Finally, return the broccoli back to the pan and stir everything to combine.
27. If you want to thin out the sauce a little bit, you can add one to two tablespoons of water at the end.

Cooking Tips

• Now this recipe moves fast, so you want to have everything prepped and ready to go before you get started.
• It’ll be a lot easier to slice.
• If you’ve never worked with ginger before, it’s so easy.
• All you need to peel it is the edge of a teaspoon.
• Make sure you don’t overdo on the ginger.
• The more you slice, the more tender the beef will be.
• You can use other cuts of beef to make a great beef stir fry. Some choices would be top sirloin steak, top round steak, or tri-tip steak.
• The sauce should thicken nicely.
• You can also put this in a thermos for school lunch, where you don’t have a microwave.
• I’ll leave instructions on how to use these to keep it a safe temperature.
• Or you can use a heat-safe Tupperware and just keep this refrigerated and heat it up when you’re ready to serve.
• Easy.

Serving Suggestions

• This is my favorite, to serve it over rice.
• I do love to garnish this with some toasted sesame seeds.
• Give it that takeout look.
• It’s like a little flair.

Oh, beefy, saucy, and so delicious.

All right, so all that’s left to do is the taste test.

And I’ve got some steamy hot white rice.

It’s just plain rice.

A little bit of salt added while cooking.

Okay, looks perfect.

And then generous portion for me.

All right, yum. I’m going to dig right into this.

And this is packed with protein.

Beef has so much protein to give you the strength you need to get through the busy back-to-school season.

Oh, and then it’s packed with veggies and grains for the best school lunch ever.

Just let me have my moment.

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