Beef & Broccoli

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless beef flank steak or 1 lb beef tenderloin or 1 lb sirloin
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 4 teaspoons rice wine or 4 teaspoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb broccoli, chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 teaspoons rice wine or 4 teaspoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 slice beef across the grain into thin slices (best done when partially frozen).
• 2 mix together 1 tsp brown sugar with 4 tsp sesame oil, 4 tsp rice wine, and 2 tsp cornstarch.
• 3 pour this mixture over beef and allow beef to rest for 30 minutes.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine remaining 4 tsp rice wine, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tsp cornstarch, and 4 tbsp water.
• 5 heat wok or deep skillet on high heat.
• 6 add 2 tbsp vegetable oil, and when it is hot, and ginger and salt.
• 7 wait a few seconds, then add the broccoli, and stir-fry for one minute.
• 8 then add the water to the broccoli, and steam-fry the broccoli until the water evaporates.
• 9 remove broccoli from wok or skillet.
• 10 reheat wok or skillet on high and add remaining 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
• 11 add beef and stir-fry, but do not stir too much- allow the beef to sear against the pan.
• 12 when it has browned, add the seasoning sauce (stirring first to re-mix the cornstarch).
• 13 add broccoli back to wok or skillet and stir to mix.
• 14 when sauce has thickened and stir-fry is hot, serve.