Beef and broccoli stir fry is a quick and easy dinner recipe, perfect for busy nights. Thinly sliced tender beef strips and broccoli is stir fried to perfection in a delicious, sticky soy glaze.
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🥘 Ingredients
For this recipe you will need raw beef, preferably a nice cut of steak, or alternatively beef strips. You will also need raw broccoli, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, vegetable oil, cornflour and honey.
Oyster sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil are all very versatile ingredients commonly used in Asian cooking. If you don't have them available, you can use a stir fry sauce packet instead!
🔪 Instructions
Prepare all ingredients before you start stir frying. Finely grate or chop fresh ginger and garlic, and cut the broccoli into small florets. Slice the steak into bite sized beef strips. For a tender result, cut the steak against the grain.
Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and cornflour in a bowl, and set aside.
Keep in mind that as you stir fry, you have to keep the ingredients moving in the wok at all times. Literally stir as you fry the ingredients.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or a large skillet on very high heat when you are ready to start stir frying.
When the oil is hot, add the broccoli to the wok, and stir fry until they are tender, 3-4 minutes.
Remove the broccoli and add sliced beef. Stir fry until the beef has browned on all sides, 2-3 minutes.
Add the broccoli back to the wok, along with the ginger and garlic. Cover with the sauce, and stir fry another minute to allow the sauce to cook through. Remove the beef and broccoli stir fry from the wok, and serve immediately.
💭 Top tips
- Stir frying is quicker than you'd think! Make sure to keep a high temperature in your wok, and stir the ingredients as they are frying to cook them evenly on all sides.
- Garlic, ginger, and any of the ingredients in the sauce can be omitted if you don't like them.
🥗 Side dishes
Serve broccoli and stir fry chicken with noodles, rice or Chinese garlic green beans.
🍲 Leftovers
Leftover beef and broccoli stir fry can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
📋 Frequently asked questions
Is this recipe allergy friendly? - Please consult the nutrition label of your ingredients to ensure that they suit your dietary requirements. This recipe is usually egg free and dairy free.
Can I add other ingredients? - Absolutely! Feel free to add more veggies if you like. Try making it with onions, peppers, mushroom, bamboo shoots or green beans.
🍴 More stir fry recipes
- Cashew chicken stir fry
- Chicken and broccoli stir fry
- Ginger and spring onion chicken
- Sesame chicken
- Halloumi stir fry
- Salmon Stir Fry
Recipe
Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 lbs beef steak
- 1 broccoli
- 2 garlic cloves
- thumb sized ginger
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch / cornflour
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients before you start stir frying. Finely grate or chop fresh ginger and garlic, and cut the broccoli into small florets. Slice the steak into bite sized beef strips. For a tender result, cut the steak against the grain.
- Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and cornflour in a bowl, and set aside.
- Keep in mind that as you stir fry, you have to keep the ingredients moving in the wok at all times. Literally stir as you fry the ingredients.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or a large skillet on very high heat when you are ready to start stir frying.
- When the oil is hot, add the broccoli to the wok, and stir fry until they are tender, 3-4 minutes.
- Remove the broccoli and add sliced beef. Stir fry until the beef has browned on all sides, 2-3 minutes.
- Add the broccoli back to the wok, along with the ginger and garlic. Cover with the sauce, and stir fry another minute to allow the sauce to cook through. Remove the beef and broccoli stir fry from the wok, and serve immediately.
Notes
Leftovers
Leftover beef and broccoli stir fry can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.Top tips
- Stir frying is quicker than you’d think! Make sure to keep a high temperature in your wok, and stir the ingredients as they are frying to cook them evenly on all sides.
- Garlic, ginger, and any of the ingredients in the sauce can be omitted if you don’t like them.
Mariah
Been trying to eat a little healthier, and this is one of my favorite recipes so far!!
James
Thanks for the recipe.