Best Easy Broccoli Beef Stir Fry
Broccoli beef stir fry loaded with extra veggies that you can whip up in a flash! Just a quick 15 minutes of prep work so you can add this to the weeknight rotation!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Marinade:
- 5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup low sodium beef broth
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 4 teaspoons EACH: sugar and cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon ginger paste
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- ⅛ - ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Stir Fry:
- 1 pound top sirloin flank, or skirt steak cut into strips on the biased
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 small onion cubed with petals separated
- 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- oil for cooking
Instructions
- MARINADE: combine the ingredients for the marinade along with 1/4 cup of water in a measuring cup or mason jar.
- PREP EVERYTHING: Place the meat in a medium bowl and drizzle in 3 tablespoons of the prepared marinade; mix with a spoon. Cover the meat and set aside for 15 minutes or refrigerate along with the remaining sauce if preparing later.
- STIR FRY: when ready to cook, heat a tablespoon of oil in a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Add the prepared beef and cook until it is well seared on both sides, roughly 1 minute. Remove to a plate. Add the onions along with 2 teaspoons of oil (if needed) and stir them around so to pick up the flavors left in the pan. Then add the broccoli and water chestnuts and stir to combine. Now add the meat back to the skillet. Stir remaining marinade as the cornstarch may have settled. Pour into the skillet and quickly toss everything so that it all gets coated with the sauce, about 30-45 seconds or so. Top with sesame seeds if desired and serve with rice or a salad.
Notes
- If meal prepping, this will comfortably last 4 days in the refrigerator. Marinated meat can be frozen but I’m not sure how well the broccoli would hold up if you want to cook/freeze.
- If at any point the sauce gets too thick, you can stir in a tablespoon or two or water and help bring it to your desired consistency!
