Takeout Style Beef and Broccoli

I loooooooove Chinese takeout. Unfortunately, our budget doesn’t lend itself to eating out, so like many restaurant style dishes, I’ve learned to make many of our favorites at home.

This beef and broccoli is mouth-watering, tender, and delicious. I hope you’ll give it a try very soon. I’m still trying to get used to taking a picture at every step, so there are a few missing. The next time we have this, I’ll make sure to remedy that.

First, gather your ingredients. My picture here is incomplete, so make sure you read the recipe.

(you’ll also need some rice wine, rice vinegar, and sugar)

Slice up your beef against the grain and put it in a bowl with the marinade you’ll be making. If you pop it in the freezer for about half an hour, it’ll be a lot easier to cut. You want very thin slices, about 3/8 of an inch, or thinner if your knife skills allow. I wanted to make sure you had a visual of this!

Mama Foodie’s Beef and Broccoli

for the beef:
1 1/2 pounds top round steak
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp minced ginger
1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil
a few grinds of black pepper
1 tbsp oil

for the broccoli
2 medium heads of broccoli, cut up
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp oil
1/2 c. water

for the sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp sugar

Combine soy, ginger, sesame oil, and cornstarch in a bowl large enough to hold the beef. Slice beef thinly across the grain, toss with marinade, and let sit at least ten minutes at room temperature or an hour in the fridge.

Chop broccoli and toss with garlic, salt and sugar.

Preheat a wok or large skillet and add 1 tsp oil. Stir fry beef to desired doneness, 2-3 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside, covered with foil.

Add other 1 tsp of oil and add broccoli. Stir fry 2 min, then add water, cover, and steam 5 min. Meanwhile, stir together soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch.

When broccoli is cooked to your liking, add beef back in and pour sauce on. Cook 2-3 min until sauce clarifies and thickens. Serve over rice and enjoy!