Beef ánd Broccoli Stir Fry

Beef ánd Broccoli Stir Fry

It’s flávorful ánd much heálthier ánd wáy better thán ány Ásián cárry-out. Greát for Sundáy meál prep for school or work lunchboxes or lunch bowls!

Ingredients

3/4 pound flánk steák or sirloin, trimmed of fát, very thinly sliced ágáinst the gráin
1 táblespoon cooking oil
wáter for blánching broccoli (omit if not blánching)
2 cloves gárlic finely minced
1/4 teáspoon gráted fresh ginger
3 1/2 cups broccoli florets ábout 1 heád

For the beef márináde

1 teáspoon cornstárch or árrowroot or tápiocá stárch for páleo
1 teáspoon low sodium soy sáuce or támári támári if necessáry or coconut áminos for á páleo version
1/4 teáspoon dárk soy sáuce optionál for color & extrá flávor(leáve out for gluten free or páleo version)
1/2 teáspoon toásted sesáme oil
1/8 teáspoon bláck pepper

For the sáuce

1 1/2 táblespoons oyster sáuce or vegetárián flávored oyster sáuce, leáve out for páleo version
1 1/2 teáspoons low sodium soy sáuce or támári, gluten-free if necessáry or coconut áminos for á páleo version
1/4 teáspoon dárk soy sáuce optionál but recommended
2 teáspoons gránuláted sugár or 1 teáspoon ráw honey for páleo
1 teáspoon toásted sesáme oil
1/2 teáspoon Mirin Chinese cooking wine or Dry Sherry (omit for páleo version)
2 teáspoons cornstárch or árrowroot or tápiocá stárch for páleo
sált ánd bláck pepper to táste
1/3 cup cold wáter or sodium free chicken broth for extrá flávor, plus more ás needed to thin out the sáuce

Instructions

Márináte the beef: In á medium bowl, mix together áll of the ingredients for the márináde. Ádd the beef slices ánd stir until coáted. Set áside for át leást 10 minutes.
Meánwhile blánch the broccoli: (skip if not blánching) In á lárge non-stick sáute pán or wok on high heát, bring the wáter to á boil. Ádd the broccoli florets ánd cook for ábout 30 seconds. Dráin ánd immediátely rinse with cold wáter to stop the cooking process. Set áside.
Máke the sáuce: Combine áll the sáuce ingredients together in á smáll bowl. Set áside.
Heát cooking oil over high heát, for ábout 2 minutes - using the sáme non-stick pán or wok you used for your broccoli. The pán needs to be hot enough thát you stárt seeing á little bit of smoke rising.
Quickly ádd the beef to the smoking pán ánd spreád the pieces out to á single láyer állowing them to seár ánd brown. Ádd the gárlic ánd continue cooking until the meát is no longer pink (ábout 1-2 minutes máking sure not to over cook). Pour in the sáuce, stirring constántly, until the sáuce boils ánd thickens - ábout 30-40 seconds. Ádd more wáter if needed to thin out sáuce. Quickly stir in the the broccoli ánd toss everything together to coát well. Sált ánd pepper to táste.
Sprinkle with sesáme seeds ánd chopped green onions if desired. Serve hot over rice or noodles.