Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Name: Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g beef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain; 400g broccoli, cut in florets; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp cornflour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 100ml beef stock

A classic Chinese-American stir-fry with velveted beef, tender broccoli and a glossy oyster sauce.

Total time

40 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

500gbeef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain

400gbroccoli, cut in florets

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

3 tbspoyster sauce

2 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspdark soy sauce

1 tspsesame oil

1 tspcornflour

1 tspbicarbonate of soda

3 tbspvegetable oil

100mlbeef stock

Instructions

Velvet beef: toss with bicarbonate of soda and cornflour, rest 20 minutes, rinse well.

Blanch broccoli in boiling water 2 minutes, drain.

Mix oyster sauce, soy, dark soy, sesame oil and stock in a bowl.

Heat wok until smoking, add oil, stir-fry beef over maximum heat until just browned.

Remove beef, add garlic and ginger to wok.

Add broccoli and stir-fry 1 minute.

Return beef, add sauce, toss until glossy and serve immediately with rice.