Quick Beef with Broccoli
A classic Chinese-American stir-fry dish featuring tender slices of beef and crisp-tender broccoli in a savory soy sauce. Ready in minutes, this quick and delicious meal is perfect served over steamed rice.
Ingredients
- •1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •¼ teaspoon black pepper
- •¾ pound sirloin beef tips
- •3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •10 ounces frozen broccoli florets
- •3 cloves garlic
- •3 tablespoons soy sauce
- •⅓ cup water
- •to taste rice
- •to taste fresh cilantro
- •1 piece wok
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Toss together cornstarch, salt, pepper, and beef in a bowl until meat is coated.
3 min
- 2.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then stir-fry beef until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to another bowl and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
5 min
- 3.
Add remaining tablespoon oil to wok along with broccoli and garlic and stir-fry over moderately high heat until broccoli is just tender and garlic is pale golden, about 2 minutes.
2 min
- 4.
Add soy sauce and water and bring to a boil. Return meat to skillet and cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
2 min