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Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
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.
Ingredients
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.
