Restaurant-Style Beef and Broccoli

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This beef and broccoli recipe with ginger and garlic is Chinese stir-fry food at its best. It's quick and easy to make and delicious served over rice.

Ingredients

1/3 cup oyster sauce
1/3 cup sherry
2 teaspoons Asian (toasted) sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3/4 pound beef round steak, cut into 1/8-inch thick strips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more if needed
1 thin slice of fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
1 pound broccoli, cut into florets

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Whisk oyster sauce, sherry, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl; stir until sugar has dissolved.
3 Place steak in a shallow bowl. Pour oyster sauce mixture over meat and stir to coat; cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
4 Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic; let sizzle for about 1 minute to flavor oil, then remove and discard.
5 Stir in broccoli. Toss and stir until bright green and almost tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove broccoli from the wok and set aside.
6 Add a little more oil to the wok, if needed, then add beef with marinade.
7 Stir and toss until sauce thickens and turns shiny and meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
8 Return broccoli to the wok; stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
9 Serve and enjoy!