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Why You’ll Love My Recipe

Fast to eat and even faster to make, this beef and broccoli stir-fry is the ultimate easy meal to throw together on a weeknight.

Serve this saucy stir fry with rice, noodles, or even more vegetables. You can also try Cashew Chicken Stir Fry or Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry with Peppers & Onions for more quick and easy dinners. Try your stir fry over Mushroom Rice.

Reader Review

This recipe is outrageous, my regular takeout restaurant is not going to see much of me anymore. I’ve made this recipe three times and it always makes me grateful to you.
Thanks for sharing.

– Dave

Karlynn’s Recipe Notes

Skill Level: This is an easy recipe.
Total Time: It takes about 25 minutes to make this beef and broccoli.
Variations: Adjust the amounts of garlic and ginger to your own personal tastes. Add some hot pepper flakes or chili powder for heat. Try using a garlic and ginger paste or puree. Thicken the sauce even more or thin it out, double the batch so you have extra to pour over rice or noodles. Try sprinkling some sesame seeds on top of the dish for some crunch.
Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a cutting board, a knife, a large plastic bag with zipper seal, a medium bowl, a whisk or spoon, some measuring spoons, a large bowl, and a wok.

What You’ll Need For Ingredients

Beef: This recipe calls for a flank steak, but you can use any beef you’d like. The most important thing is to cut it into thin slices that will cook quickly and be tender instead of too chewy.

Stir Fry Sauce: The sauce in this recipe is simple, a standard starting point for stir fries. Try stirring the dry ingredients together first, so that they’re blended nicely, and then add the wet ingredients. Adjust all of the seasonings to your own preference.

Broccoli: Fresh broccoli will be best for this recipe, but this is a great use for any old broccoli sitting in the back of your fridge. Whichever broccoli you use, cook it until it turns a beautifully vibrant green.

How To Make Simple Beef and Broccoli

This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.

Put the flour, pepper, and steak slices into a large bag and seal it. Shake bag to coat meat evenly.
In a medium bowl, mix the stir fry sauce ingredients until combined.
Get a large bowl ready beside the stove for the broccoli after it’s cooked.
Heat your wok over medium heat, until it starts lightly smoking, and add 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
Once the oil is hot, add broccoli and cook, stirring constantly, until the broccoli is tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer the broccoli to the large bowl.
Add another tablespoon or two of oil. Once the oil is hot, shake any excess cornstarch off of the beef and add it to the pan.
Cook the beef, stirring constantly until the beef is almost cooked through.
Return the broccoli to the pan then pour the sauce mixture over the beef and broccoli.
Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook until the sauce thickens.
Remove from heat and serve over rice or your favorite noodles.

Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Fast and Saucy Beef and Broccoli

Other Vegetables: If you’d like to boost the nutrition and add some colour to this stir fry, make more of the sauce and add more veggies. Strips of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers look lovely coated in sauce. Thinly sliced carrots, snow peas, and chopped Bok choy all add crunch and brightness to the dish. Mushrooms, in big or little pieces, also work well.

Serving Suggestions: Depending on your preference, serve this stir fry with rice or noodles. Thick, flavourful sauces like this tend to work very well with thicker noodles that will soak up flavour. You can also try serving this with Egg Noodles or some buttered pasta.

Storage Instructions

Fridge: This will be best fresh, but once the food is fully cooled, you can store it in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat briefly in the microwave when you’re ready to eat again.

Freezer: While the sauce may change texture when defrosted, you can store the leftovers of this beef and broccoli in a sealed container in the freezer for several months.

More Delicious Beef Recipes

Looking for more easy and tasty ways to prepare beef?

Try making this Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup or a big pot of classic Beef Barley Soup.

Serve some Beef Kabobs or Pepper Steak with your favourite fries.

Or try this twist on a classic pot roast, Dill Pickle Pot Roast & Pickle Gravy.

There we go, friends. A simple beef and broccoli stir fry and a sauce recipe you can use for other stir fries too. Try this recipe and let me know what you think.

Happy Cooking!

Karlynn

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