Get ready for this easy Beef and Broccoli Recipe. It has all the delicious Chinese food flavors that you go to Chinese restaurants for but, made at home with fresh broccoli.
This recipe will give you tender meat during the cooking process and you will end up with the best beef and crisp broccoli that the whole family will love.
The best part is that you will only need to use key ingredients for this marinated beef and broccoli sauce to create the best broccoli stir-fry recipe.
For more recipes like this Chinese beef recipe, try one of these easy Instant Pot beef recipes:
- Instant Pot Mongolian Beef Recipe (Freezer Meal)
- Instant Pot Pepper Steak Recipe with Rice
- Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli Recipe
Ingredients used to make Beef and Broccoli:
- Flank steak (skirt steak or flat iron steak could work too!)
- Salt
- Cornstarch
- Water
- Avocado oil, divided
- Broccoli florets
- Water
- Low sodium soy sauce (you can use regular soy sauce or coconut aminos)
- Sweet chili sauce (hoisin sauce could be used to substitute for sweet chili if you do not have any)
- Gochujang
- Brown sugar
- Pear, cored, seeded, and diced
- Ground ginger
- Sesame oil
- Sesame seeds (optional topping)
How to make Beef and Broccoli:
- Prep the steak. Season the steak with salt and transfer it to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the cornstarch and water and pour it over the steak. Toss to thoroughly coat the beef in the cornstarch slurry.
- Sauté the broccoli. Heat 2 tablespoons of avocado oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan or large skillet over medium heat. Add the broccoli and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of water and continue to sauté until the broccoli is tender. You can add more water if you need to. Once the broccoli is tender, remove it from the pan and set aside.
- Make the sauce. Add the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, Gochujang, brown sugar, pear, ginger, and sesame oil to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside in small bowl or leave it in the blender.
- Brown the beef. Heat 2 tablespoons of avocado oil over medium-high heat in the same pan you used to cook the broccoli. Add the beef and sauté until browned on all sides. Be careful not to crowd the pan. You can brown the beef in batches if need be.
- Add the sauce. Pour the sauce mixture over the beef. Stir and continue to cook until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through.
- Finish it off. Stir in the broccoli and serve the broccoli stir fry recipe over white rice.
How to store leftover tender beef and broccoli:
When you need to store the leftovers for next time, just place the room temperature beef and broccoli in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
Then just reheat the dinner from last night in the microwave and enjoy it for lunch the next day.
Other add-ins for stir fry recipes like this broccoli beef recipe:
- Snow peas
- Shredded carrots
- Chopped peppers
- Cashews
- Fresh ginger
- Green onions
- Scrambled egg
What to serve with this homemade beef and broccoli recipe:
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More juicy beef recipes for picky eaters:
- Instant Pot Perfect Beef Pot Roast Recipe
- Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli Recipe
- Instant Pot Korean Beef and Rice Recipe
- Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe
- Teriyaki Beef Skillet Recipe
- Asian Beef and Snow Peas
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Beef and Broccoli Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
- 4 Tablespoons avocado oil, divided
- 1½ pounds broccoli florets
- 2 Tablespoons water
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 2 Tabelspoons Gochujang
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 pear, cored, seeded and diced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ cup sesame oil
Instructions
- Season the steak with salt and transfer it to a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the cornstarch and water and pour it over the steak. Toss to thoroughly coat the beef in the cornstarch-water slurry.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of avocado oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the broccoli and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of water and continue to sauté until the broccoli is tender. You can add more water if you need to. Once the broccoli is tender, remove it from the pan and set aside.
- Add the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, Gochujang, brown sugar, pear, ginger, and sesame oil to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of avocado oil over medium-high heat in the same pan you used to cook the broccoli. Add the beef and sauté until browned on all sides. Be careful not to crowd the pan. You can brown the beef in batches if need be.
- Pour the sauce over the beef. Stir and continue to cook until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through.
- Stir in the broccoli and serve over white rice.
Notes
- Snow peas
- Shredded carrots
- Chopped peppers
- Cashews
- Fresh ginger
- Green onions
- Scrambled egg
Nutrition
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