Beef and Broccoli

Lately I have been on a big rice kick and loving it for dinner with some form of protein and vegetable. Since beef and broccoli is one of my favorite dishes to order whenever I get takeout Chinese food, I decided to try to make my own. Easy enough of a dish to whip up on a weeknight and the leftovers were perfect for a next-day lunch.

When making this meal I looked up the origin of beef & broccoli and learned that it was originally prepared by Chinese immigrants in San Francisco when broccoli was introduced to them and they used it to try and mimic a more traditional Chinese dish called “Gai Lan Chao Niu Rou”. Because they were unable to find this Chinese variant of broccoli in the US, this dish was created as a replacement. This specific recipe below is definitely a low-ingredient style of this dish, but if you are looking to add more flavor through traditional ingredients (oyster sauce, light and dark soy sauce, etc), I found this delicious looking recipe

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Beef and Broccoli

Yield: 4

Author: Cameron Rogers

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min

Ingredients

• Broccoli (2 heads)
• Ginger (1tbsp minced)
• Garlic (2 tbsp minced)
• Beef (1lb) - could be flank steak or stew meat
• Cornstarch (2 tbsp)
• Coconut aminos or soy sauce (1 cup)
• Rice (1 cup)
• Siracha (2 tbsp)
• Water (2 cups)
• Chicken broth (1/2 cup)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Red pepper flakes
• Olive oil

Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine the beef with 1 tbsp of corn starch, 1/2 cup of coconut aminos or soy sauce, and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes
2. Cut the broccoli into small pieces
3. Add olive oil to your skillet and, once hot, add the beef
4. Allow the beef to cook on one side for ~7 minutes so that it is seared and almost cooked through
5. Flip each piece to cook the other side
6. Remove the steak from the skillet and place in a bowl to the side
7. Add the minced garlic and ginger to the skillet with the beef grease and mix for ~1 minute, or until fragrant
8. Add in the chopped broccoli and 1/2 cup of coconut aminos/soy sauce and season with salt and pepper
9. Mix 1tbsp of corn starch into 1/2 cup of chicken broth and add that to the broccoli along with 2tbsp of siracha
10. Mix together and cover to cook for ~8-10 minutes
11. Add the beef back in and mix together and serve on top of the rice