This Beef with Broccoli recipe is an easy stir fry that is ready in about 30 minutes. Learn how to make this takeout favorite at home with tender beef and broccoli florets coated in a savory sauce.
Beef with Broccoli is a popular Chinese stir-fry dish that is fairly simple to make in your own home. Unlike orange chicken, I actually grew up eating beef with broccoli and make it at least a few times a month.
There are not many ingredients involved, but a key one is oyster sauce. The sauce adds a savory umami flavor to the dish.
Ingredients
- Broccoli florets
- Sliced flank steak
- Cornstarch slurry
- Rice wine
- Oyster sauce
- Finely chopped garlic cloves
- Vegetable oil
Steak tip: I always enjoy how tender the beef slices are in Beef with Broccoli, especially the restaurant versions. There are a few tricks to make your beef extra melty. You’ll want to use a good cut of beef, like flank steak. Make sure to slice against the grain. And before you cook it, you marinate the meat in some corn starch.
The dish takes about 30 minutes to make from start to finish including prepping, slicing, and cutting. I usually make a lot because it’s great for meal prep.
Recipe Steps
Place the sliced steak in a bowl and add the rice wine and cornstarch. Toss so the beef is coated evenly with the other ingredients.
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and stir. Once it’s fragrant (after about a minute) add the broccoli. Stir and cook the vegetables in the oil until they are almost done. Take the broccoli and garlic out of the pan and set them aside.
Place the coated steak slices in the hot pan and cook them until they are almost done. Add the oyster sauce and cornstarch slurry. Stir and cook the mixture until thickened.
Add the cooked broccoli and garlic back to the pan and stir. Once the broccoli is fully cooked it’s ready to serve.
Side Dish Ideas
We enjoy this beef with broccoli dish on it’s own or sometimes we add some sides to go with it:
- Soups: microwave hot and sour soup or egg drop soup.
- Appetizers: crispy potstickers or scallion pancakes.
- Salad: Chinese cucumber salad
- Noodles: Instant pot lo mein or sesame oil noodles
- Rice: Chinese fried rice or cauliflower fried rice
More Favorite Recipes
Beef with Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 lb broccoli crowns cut into florets
- 1/2 lb flank steak thinly sliced against the grain
- 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp rice wine
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce or more as needed
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Toss meat in cornstarch and rice wine until all the beef is coated in cornstarch. Turn stove to medium-high and pour about 1 tbsp of vegetable oil into wok/pan and coat bottom. Add in chopped garlic. Once the aroma of the garlic comes out, add in broccoli. Cook broccoli until about 3/4 done and then remove from pan.
- Add beef to empty wok and cook until about 3/4 done. Add in oyster sauce. Dissolve 1/2 tbsp cornstarch into about 1-2 tbsp of water and add to pan until sauce thickens and beef is finished cooking. Add broccoli back in and stir and toss until broccoli is fully cooked and coated in sauce. Serve with rice.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
