Beef And Broccoli

11 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb beef flank steak, sliced thinly across grain
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon sambal oelek (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
  • 1 lb fresh broccoli, broken into florets and then sliced in half
  • 4 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Directions

  1. 1
    In a mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, pepper, Sambal Oelek, sesame oil and corn starch.
  2. 2
    Add sliced beef, coat well and let marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. 3
    In a WOK, heat 2 tablespoons of peanut oil until smoke begins to rise.
  4. 4
    Add broccoli florets and salt, stir well.
  5. 5
    Now add 1/2 cup of water, cover with a lid and cook on high heat for 3 - 4 minutes or until steam starts to escape from the edge of the lid.
  6. 6
    Remove broccoli and any liquid to a bowl.
  7. 7
    Reheat WOK to high heat, add the remainder 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.
  8. 8
    When hot, add garlic and brown for 1 minute, stirring often.
  9. 9
    Add sliced beef and marinade and stir-fry until the color of meat changes, about 1 minute.
  10. 10
    Return broccoli and liquid to the Wok and mix; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
  11. 11
    Serve hot.

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