Beef And Broccoli

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb beef flank steak, sliced thinly across grain
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon sambal oelek (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
• 1 lb fresh broccoli, broken into florets and then sliced in half
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, pepper, sambal oelek, sesame oil and corn starch.
• 2 add sliced beef, coat well and let marinate for 15 minutes.
• 3 in a wok, heat 2 tablespoons of peanut oil until smoke begins to rise.
• 4 add broccoli florets and salt, stir well.
• 5 now add 1/2 cup of water, cover with a lid and cook on high heat for 3 - 4 minutes or until steam starts to escape from the edge of the lid.
• 6 remove broccoli and any liquid to a bowl.
• 7 reheat wok to high heat, add the remainder 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.
• 8 when hot, add garlic and brown for 1 minute, stirring often.
• 9 add sliced beef and marinade and stir-fry until the color of meat changes, about 1 minute.
• 10 return broccoli and liquid to the wok and mix; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• 11 serve hot.