Here’s a simple, restaurant-style Beef and Broccoli you can make at home—savory, slightly sweet, and quick.
🥩🥦 Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
🧾 Ingredients
🥩 Beef
- 400–500g beef (flank, sirloin, or cubed beef sliced thin)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp oil
🥦 Vegetables
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2–3 tbsp water (for steaming)
🍶 Sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional but recommended)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar or honey
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tsp ginger (grated)
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp cornstarch (to thicken)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate beef
- Mix beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, and oil
- Let sit for 10–15 minutes
2. Cook broccoli
- Add broccoli to a pan with a splash of water
- Cover and steam for 2–3 minutes until bright green
- Set aside
3. Sear beef
- Heat oil in a pan or wok
- Cook beef in batches until browned
- Remove and set aside
4. Make sauce
- In same pan, add garlic and ginger
- Stir in sauce ingredients
- Simmer until slightly thickened
5. Combine
- Add beef and broccoli back in
- Toss until coated and heated through
🌟 Tips
- Slice beef against the grain for tenderness
- Don’t overcook broccoli—it should stay slightly crisp
- Add chili flakes or chili oil for spice
- Serve with rice or keep low-carb without it
🥡 What makes it special
Beef and broccoli (beef and broccoli) is all about:
- tender beef
- crisp broccoli
- rich umami sauce
If you want, I can also make:
- a low-carb keto version
- or a restaurant-style thicker sauce version 👍
