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Simple Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry
"I learned to cook this recipe from Stephen Yan many years ago. He was famous for his Television Shows -WOK WITH YAN."
photo by Becky in Wisconsin
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 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
directions
- In a mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, pepper, Sambal Oelek, sesame oil and corn starch.
- Add sliced beef, coat well and let marinate for 15 minutes.
- In a WOK, heat 2 tablespoons of peanut oil until smoke begins to rise.
- Add broccoli florets and salt, stir well.
- 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.
- Remove broccoli and any liquid to a bowl.
- Reheat WOK to high heat, add the remainder 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.
- When hot, add garlic and brown for 1 minute, stirring often.
- Add sliced beef and marinade and stir-fry until the color of meat changes, about 1 minute.
- Return broccoli and liquid to the Wok and mix; stir-fry for 30 seconds.
- Serve hot.
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Reviews
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great recipe. great flavours. I may have used slightly different amounts of things as I used it as a guide but worked out great, it disappeared very quickly at the dinner table. I remember Wok with Yan as a kid on TV. -
Simple, quick and delicious! I used beef broth instead of water just because I had fresh broth on hand. I also reduced the salt as we're on a low salt diet. The family really enjoyed this!! -
This was good, but defintiely felt like it needed "something". I didn't add the sambal oelek though, so maybe that would have done it! -
It didn't do it for me, it tastes Oriental, but it definitely doesn't taste like the Chinese restaurant... -
I threw in a few red pepper flakes and added just a wee bit more soy sauce. Thank you!
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Tweaks
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This was really good! I don't own a wok so I ended up just cooking this in a large skillet and it turned out just fine. I subbed in sriracha sauce for the sabbal oelek and used olive oil rather than peanut oil but otherwise followed the recipe. I will definitely make this again!
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Another one for the keeper file! I used frozen broccoli and steamed it in the microwave and used canola oil instead of peanut oil. My only problem with the recipe is that I found there wasn't enough sauce (I like there to be enough sauce to cover the noodles). I added extra water, soy sauce, and oil but it still wasn't enough. I usually add red pepper flakes to most of my dishes but I found that it wasn't necessary - it tasted good as is. Thanks for posting :) -
This was delicious. I doubled the broccoli and garlic and added red pepper flakes. I used olive oil instead of peanut oil and it still turned out great.
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So simple, but really, really delicious. I subbed chicken and fish for the beef, but followed everything else exactly. Will make again and again!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
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