Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Name: Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g beef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain; 400g broccoli, cut in florets; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp cornflour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 100ml beef stock

A classic Chinese-American stir-fry with velveted beef, tender broccoli and a glossy oyster sauce. Velveting the beef in bicarbonate of soda and cornflour before cooking gives it that signature tender, silky texture restaurants achieve.

Total time

40 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

500gbeef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain

400gbroccoli, cut in florets

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

3 tbspoyster sauce

2 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspdark soy sauce

1 tspsesame oil

1 tspcornflour

1 tspbicarbonate of soda

3 tbspvegetable oil

100mlbeef stock

Instructions

Velvet beef: toss with bicarbonate of soda and cornflour, rest 20 minutes, rinse well.

Blanch broccoli in boiling water 2 minutes, drain.

Mix oyster sauce, soy, dark soy, sesame oil and stock in a bowl.

Heat wok until smoking, add oil, stir-fry beef over maximum heat until just browned.

Remove beef, add garlic and ginger to wok.

Add broccoli and stir-fry 1 minute.

Return beef, add sauce, toss until glossy and serve immediately with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

409

Protein

38.9g

Fat

23.7g

Carbs

10.7g

Fiber

2.9g

Sodium

1424mg

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