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Beef and Broccoli

Quick and easy Beef and Broccoli in oyster sauce you can prepare in 30 minutes. This one-pan beef and broccoli recipe is made of velveted beef, broccoli florets and broccoli stems, toss in delicious stir fry sauce. Serve with a bowl of plain rice and create a perfect dinner!
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Learn the Chinese restaurant's secret method to tenderize or velvet the beef using a baking soda. It's an easy and quick method of cooking the beef in a short time. It makes your beef incredibly moist and tender in every stir fry just like your favourite take-out.

Economical Beef cuts to use for Beef and Broccoli or stir fry. Flank steak is the most popular cut of beef for stir-fries. Tri-tip sirloin, stew meat, skirt steak, top round steak, bottom round roast, chuck steak, blade steak and most lean beef cuts are low-cost and affordable to buy.

How to make Beef and Broccoli

How to cut beef for beef and broccoli? Cut the beef into thin strips about 3 to 4 inches long. Slice the beef thinly against the grain. Look for the direction of beef fibres or the parallel lines of the muscle. Slice against the muscle fibres run.


Mix the beef marinade ingredients in a bowl with the beef. Marinate for at least 10 minutes.

While the beef is marinating, prepare the stir fry sauce and cut the broccoli into florets. Peel and slice the broccoli stems.


Heat the pan or wok over medium-high heat, then drizzle the vegetable oil. Add the marinated beef and sear for a couple of minutes or until lightly browned.

Add the minced garlic and saute for about 30 seconds. Then immediately add the stir fry sauce. Cover and let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or until the beef is tender to your liking. Add more water if needed.

Add the broccoli stems and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the broccoli florets and continue cooking for another minute. Add ground black pepper to taste. Serve with steamed rice.

Beef and Broccoli with rice

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  • 1 lb beef Sirloin or flank steak, thinly sliced into strips
  • 1 lb Broccoli Florets and brocolli stems, peeled and sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped

For velveting Beef marinade

  • ¼ tsp baking soda optional
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • ½ ginger grated
  • 1 tsp Shaoxing wine 
  • 2 tbsp water

For the stir fry sauce

  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 1 beef bouillon cube crushed
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1¼ cup water
  • Ground black pepper to taste

for cooking

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

  • Slice the beef thinly against the grain. Look for the direction of beef fibres, which is the parallel lines of the beef muscle fibres.

  • Mix the beef marinade ingredients in a bowl with the beef. Marinate for at least 10 minutes.

  • While the beef is marinating, prepare the stir fry sauce and cut the broccoli into florets. Peel and slice the broccoli stems.

  • Heat the pan or wok over medium-high heat, then drizzle the vegetable oil. Add the marinated beef and sear for a couple of minutes or until lightly browned.

  • Add the minced garlic and saute for about 30 seconds. Then immediately add the stir fry sauce. Cover and let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or until the beef is tender to your liking. Add more water if needed.

  • Add the broccoli stems and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the broccoli florets and continue cooking for another minute. Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition Facts

Beef and Broccoli

Amount Per Serving

Calories 373 Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Fat 24g 37%

Saturated Fat 9g 56%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 10g

Cholesterol 81mg 27%

Sodium 922mg 40%

Potassium 698mg 20%

Carbohydrates 17g 6%

Fiber 3g 13%

Sugar 5g 6%

Protein 23g 46%

Vitamin A 707IU 14%

Vitamin C 102mg 124%

Calcium 88mg 9%

Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Baking soda is optional. However, this quickly tenderizes the meat to cook faster. Without baking soda, you might need to cook longer than 7 minutes or it depends on the cut of meat you have chosen.

Calories: 373 kcal | Carbohydrates: 17 g | Protein: 23 g | Fat: 24 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 81 mg | Sodium: 922 mg | Potassium: 698 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 707 IU | Vitamin C: 102 mg | Calcium: 88 mg | Iron: 3 mg