LAURA LEE ALICE
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Our Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is a delicious dish prepared swiftly with tender beef strips and vibrant broccoli florets, all coated in a subtly sweet and savory sauce. We use high heat to ensure the broccoli retains its bright green color while keeping the beef tender.
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Three Things Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry Should Have:
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• Tender sliced beef: It's often marinated to ensure tenderness, is quickly seared
on high heat.
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• Crisp broccoli: The florets are cooked until just tender-crisp to maintain the
bright green color.
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• Flavorful sauce: A typical sauce usually has oyster sauce, soy sauce, garlic,
ginger, and something sweet, like brown sugar. I like to add a touch of garlic-
chili sauce for that extra flavor.
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Serves 4 generously
Definitely not a Southern dish, but it's very much enjoyed at our house. This is a simple recipe, but it may have ingredients that you don't usually keep in your pantry. I prefer to serve it with jasmine rice, but any white rice should work. This recipe calls for flank steak, and I know it's usually not overly tender, but it is tenderized briefly in the sauce. It's cut across the grain, so if using a different cut of meat, keep that in mind.
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Ingredients
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• ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp chile-garlic sauce
• 2 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• ¾ lb flank steak, cut along grain into 3-inch strips; then ¼-inch slices across the grain*
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 broccoli crown (½ lb) cut into bite-sized pieces (I've used frozen too, rinse with
cold water; drain; pat dry and cut into pieces)
​• You will also need cooked rice (2 to 3 cups) and garnishes like thinly sliced
carrots or scallions.
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Instructions
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1. Whisk the brown sugar and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl; put ¼ cup in a small bowl; set aside.
2. Add the steak to the remaining sauce in the bowl; toss; set aside for 5 minutes.
3. Heat oil to medium-high in large skillet; add steak in single layer; sear; toss; then sear other side.
4. Add broccoli and reserved sauce; stir to combine and cover; cook until broccoli is crisp and tender, and beef is cooked through but not overdone, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Serve over cooked rice and top with garnishes.
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Options​
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• Just about any kind of thin noodles would be great to serve with this dish instead of rice.
• Stir Fry noodles are another option to use. Most grocery stores have them, but you can also find them here. In a pinch I've used spaghetti and it worked out fine.
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*Flank steak has a definite grain; that's why it works so well in this dish.
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