Loaf and PsalmA journal from an improving homemaker

Chinese · All year

Beef and Broccoli

Broccoli blanched so it stays green, beef seared in a spoon of avocado oil, and a thin oyster-sauce coat. Not a thick brown gravy.

30 minutes · Serves 6 · Enough for 6 plates of rice

Sliced beef and bright broccoli in a light brown sauce

“All eyes look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.”

Psalm 145:15

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ lb flank steak or sirloin, sliced thin against the grain
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 lb broccoli, cut into florets, stems peeled and sliced
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce, for the sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ¼ cup chicken broth or water
  • 1 tsp cornstarch, for the sauce

Method

Making Beef and Broccoli: Toss the beef with the first soy sauce, the first cornstarch, and the water. Rest 10 minutes.
Toss the beef with the first soy sauce, the first cornstarch, and the water. Rest 10 minutes.
Making Beef and Broccoli: Stir the oyster sauce, the remaining soy sauce, the honey, the broth, and the remaining cornstarch.
Stir the oyster sauce, the remaining soy sauce, the honey, the broth, and the remaining cornstarch.
  1. 1

    Toss the beef with the first soy sauce, the first cornstarch, and the water. Rest 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Boil the broccoli in salted water 90 seconds, until it is bright and a stem is nearly tender. Drain it. This is what keeps it green. A long stay in the sauce turns it olive.

  3. 3

    Stir the oyster sauce, the remaining soy sauce, the honey, the broth, and the remaining cornstarch.

  4. 4

    Heat the avocado oil over high heat. Sear the beef in two batches, about 45 seconds a side, until browned and no longer raw. Lift it out. In the same pan, stir the garlic and ginger 15 seconds. Pour in the sauce and simmer until it turns glossy, about 30 seconds. Return the beef and the broccoli. Toss until coated. Serve at once.

From the kitchen

  • Read the oyster sauce label. Use one that lists oysters, water, salt, sugar, and starch. Skip a bottle that lists soybean, canola, or corn oil.
  • If the sauce is thicker than a coat, loosen it with a spoon of water. This is not a stew.

My note

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