Nai Nai’s Beef and Broccoli

This easy-to-make beef and broccoli recipe is super fast. The formula for stir-fry success is simple: just pair a protein with a veggie. You can easily swap out the beef for chicken, pork, or fish, and trade the broccoli for bok choy, Chinese broccoli, cabbage, or whatever you have on hand. Be sure to get all your ingredients prepped and ready to go before you start cooking. It shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to make. I normally serve it over rice, but it’s also good over noodles, too.

Instructions:

1. Prep and marinate the beef: Slice the flank steak into thin pieces and place them into a large mixing bowl. Add a splash of cooking wine, a pinch of salt, two spoonfuls of cornstarch, and a drizzle of oil. Mix vigorously to combine, then set aside.
2. Blanch the broccoli: Cut the broccoli into smaller bite-sized pieces. Boil them in a pot of water for a few minutes. Don’t cook them all the way until they’re soft; you want them to remain slightly crisp. Drain the water and set the broccoli aside.
3. Sear the meat: Prepare your pan with cooking oil and place it over medium-high heat. Add the marinated beef and stir-fry until the meat is nearly cooked through.
4. Combine the ingredients: Add the blanched broccoli into the pan with the beef. Toss and mix everything together for three minutes.
5. Add the sauce: Add your oyster sauce, soy sauce, and dark soy sauce to the pan. Mix a little bit of cornstarch with oil (or water) to create a slurry, and pour that in as well. Continue to mix until the sauce thickens and evenly coats the meat and broccoli.

Alternative: Fish and Broccoli

If you prefer seafood, you can easily make this with fish! Replace the flank steak with fillets of sole or tilapia.

To prepare, take your damp fish fillets and roll them in cornstarch. Pan-fry the fish in oil, then add your blanched broccoli and the sauces mentioned above. Note: Because the fish is already coated in cornstarch, omit the extra cornstarch slurry at the end, as the coating on the fish will thicken the sauce naturally.