Recipe: Broccoli Beef

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  1. Beef flank - 1 pound
  2. Corn starch - 1 Tbsp
  3. Olive oil - 1 Tbsp
  4. Broccoli - 0.5 pounds
  5. Soy sauce - 6 Tbsp
  6. Brown sugar - 2 Tbsp
  7. Ginger - grated - 1.5 tsp
  8. Garlic cloves - 4 grated
  9. Sesame seeds - to garnish
  10. Hot water - 1/2 cup
  11. Sesame oil - 2 Tbsp
  12. Black pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp

How to:

  1. Cut the beef into thin slices
  2. Cut the broccoli into small florets.
  3. In a bowl, add 1/2 cup hot water, the soy sauce, the sesame oil, the ginger and garlic, corn starch and black pepper powder and brown sugar and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
  4. Add 1 Tbsp of olive oil to a wok on medium heat and saute the broccoli for 4-5 minutes until they’re crispy.
  5. Remove the broccoli from the wok, add another Tbsp of oil and on high heat add the beaf in one layer. Cook for 2 minutes and then flip to the other side, cook for 1 minute.
  6. Now add the sauce and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Add the broccoli and stir for 30 seconds. Add water to adjust sauce consistency to your preference.
  7. Serve alongside steamed rice.