Description
This is my go-to recipe when I want Chinese food without having to go out. Very easy and delicious. Substituting chicken for the beef works great too. Serve over rice.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons Asian (toasted) sesame oil
- ⅓ cup sherry
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¾ pound beef round steak, cut into 1/8-inch thick strips
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more if needed
- 1 thin slice of fresh ginger root
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
- 1 pound broccoli, cut into florets
Instructions
- Whisk together oyster sauce
- sherry
- sesame oil
- soy sauce
- sugar
- and cornstarch in a bowl; stir until sugar has dissolved.
- Place steak in a shallow bowl. Pour oyster sauce mixture over meat
- stir to coat
- and marinate for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic; let sizzle for about 1 minute to flavor oil
- then remove and discard. Stir in broccoli. Toss and stir until bright green and almost tender
- 5 to 7 minutes. Remove broccoli from the wok and set aside.
- Add a little more oil to the wok
- if needed
- then add beef with marinade. Stir and toss until sauce thickens and turns shiny and meat is no longer pink
- about 5 minutes. Return broccoli to the wok; stir until heated through
- about 3 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4