This Asian Takeout-Style Beef and Broccoli is listed under quick, easy, delicious, and savory… in the dictionary.
Some people hate broccoli.
I am not one of these people.
Buncha crazies.
I’m only kidding—you see, I don’t like okra. Actually, I really hate it. It’s the whole texture thing again. That’s not crazy of me though.
That’s real normal of me.
In the past several weeks, I’ve started craving broccoli. So much.
And that’s so much so that I buy a bunch of heads of it and they’re most likely gone by the next day. I’ll eat it raw (the entire stalk part too. YUM.), boiled in salt water, or cooked into a stir fry.
I believe that your body automatically craves whatever’s in season and surprise surprise! Broccoli is in peak season right now! And THIS is why I’ve gone from seldom buying broccoli to “Wait. This is all the broccoli you have in stock? And in the back too?!”
Side note: Going to the grocery store only to find that what I really looked forward to buying that day is out of stock irritates me more than most things in my daily life. Definitely way more than stepping in poop…not that that happens in my daily life.
The flank steak in this dish takes literally two minutes to cook and this whole dish comes together in no time! It’s absolutely delicious, completely savory, and when I make it I can’t stop going back for more. And then a lot more.
Still more.
Also, I’m so sorry for failing to make a pretty segue up there… or any segue. I went with the whole ‘quit while you’re behind’ strategy.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel HERE 
- 1 pound Flank Steak, trimmed of excess fat (ask the butcher to do this if you don’t want to deal with it yourself) and sliced thinly against the grain
- 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons + ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil (or canola oil)
- 1 large Onion, cut in half and sliced to about ¼th inch thick slices
- 5 medium-large cloves of Garlic, minced
- 1 inch cube of Ginger, minced
- ½ pound (or about 4 cups) Broccoli florets, rinsed
- 2 pinches of Red Chili Flakes (optional)
- 1 cup of Beef Stock
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar (optional, but gives just a hint of sweetness)
- In a medium bowl, mix sliced flank steak with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
- Heat a large nonstick pan over high heat and add in 2 tablespoons of oil. Swirl it around to coat pan.
- Once oil is very hot (this only takes a few seconds), add in the beef in one layer.
- Sear for 1 minute and then flip the slices to cook for another minute on the other side.
- Set beef and its juices aside onto a plate.
- With the same pan on high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Add onion, garlic, and ginger. Mix to sauté for about 3 minutes.
- Add in the broccoli and red chili flakes. Mix to sauté for another 3 minutes.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together beef stock, 1 tablespoon corn starch, ¼ cup of soy sauce, and the optional brown sugar. Pour over the broccoli mixture. Mix to combine and cook on for about 3 minutes.
- Add the beef and its juices back into the pan and mix all the ingredients to incorporate.
- Immediately remove pan from heat and serve over rice. Don’t forget to spoon the juices over the top. Yum!
Popping in from Kitchenbowl to say HI and also to tell you that that is sooooo delicious!
HI Annie! So glad you did! Thanks so much 🙂 🙂
I always order beef and broccoli whenever we get asian takeout. This looks so delicious and I definitely have to make the recipe!
Thanks Thalia!! 🙂
I LOVE broccoli too… I’m actually obsessed with it, just like you. 🙂 (<– I didn't mean for that to rhyme! Ha!) I normally just roast broccoli and cauliflower, top it with a hummus+water mixture, a dash of thai or indian spice and call it dinner, but this broccoli concoction totally blows mine out of the water! YUM!!!
Yay for broccoli! 😉
Simply boiled with some salt is secretly my favorite way to eat it but it’s so good in this dish and so good roasted too! Yum!
I’ve made this recipe twice, once with chicken the other with beef and each time it has come out better than Carry-out. I’m not a cooker,I don’t enjoy it, but I really like making this for my family. Really easy and taste soooooo delicious.
I’m so honored you loved it and that you like making this for your family, even though you don’t generally enjoy cooking. What a compliment 🙂 <3