Chinese Beef With Broccoli

Pneuma's Note:

Beef with Broccoli is a famous stir fry Chinese dish. Almost all restaurants serve this. I got this recipe from my Mom. Everyone in our family just loves her cooking and it tastes just like the one we buy from the Chinese restaurants. This is actually very quick to make after the marinating time.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ kg beef sirloin tip , sliced thinly into strips (like sukiyaki-thin)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ cup rice wine
• ¼ cup Kikkoman soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 green onions , cut into small pieces about 1/2 inch
• 1 head broccoli , cut diagonally across the stem into small florettes
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 pinch baking soda
• ¼ cup water , approx. just for it not to be dry and to have a little sauce
• 1 -2 tablespoon cooking oil

Directions:

1. Pound sliced meat strips with the back of the knife until tender. Set aside.
2. Combine cornstarch and rice wine.
3. Add meat to cornstarch and rice wine mixture and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
4. Combine Kikkoman soy sauce and sugar. Set aside.
5. In the meantime, cut the broccoli into small florets, cutting the small stems diagonally; discard the big stalk.
6. Heat oil in a wok over medium flame.
7. Stir fry marinated beef; keep stirring until it changes color, but only until it's half done (half color).
8. Add onions and the kikkoman with sugar mixture.
9. Add the broccoli and oyster sauce; keep stirring for 5 minutes or until cooked; while adding also a pinch of baking soda to the broccoli.
10. Add 1/4 cup water and stir fry for another minute.
11. Serve warm.

Reviews

[alynxia_12565106]

For poster: 'barrdbarrbarr', who asked why the recipe calls for baking soda. Baking soda is an alkaline salt, that will balance out an acidic ingredient.

[mommyoffour]

We liked this dish. I made it to go along with some fried rice and wonton soup. Thank you for sharing.

[DeSouter]

We really liked this dish. Super simple, few ingredients and even a novice cook can turn out a great dish. I did add a bit of baby bok choy and some thinly sliced carrots to the recipe though I doubt it made a major difference to taste. I hate even slightly overcooked brocolli, and with this recipe, the brocolli was cooked perfectly...a bit of crunch without releasing the sulfurous taste I dislike. THANKS!