Z Better Than Take Out Beef and Broccoli

By á-4527

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pound flank steak
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 broccoli crowns, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/3 Cup low sodium soy sauce (definitely use low sodium here!)
• 3 Tablespoon beef stock
• 2 Tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 4 garlic cloves, minced fine
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, minced fine
• 1 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
• 2 Tablespoon flour
• 3 Tablespoon oil

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from thissillygirlslife.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Steak Marinade
Trim excess fat off flank steak, cut into 1½ to 2 inch slices. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Add steak to a gallon sized zip lock bag and pour in marinade. Massage marinade into meat so all of it is covered. Place in fridge and let marinade 1 hour. Beef and Broccoli
First, mix the "gravy" by placing the soy, stock, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, vinegar and flour into a bowl, whisk to combine until there is no lumps of flour. Set aside.
In a large, heavy bottom skillet, heat over high temp until very hot. Place 2 Tablespoons of the oil into skillet. Place broccoli into oil, very carefully (make sure broccoli is COMPLETELY dry or you will get hot oil splattered all over). Saute broccoli for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place on a plate and set aside.
Keeping the heat over high heat, add in the remaining vegetable oil. VERY CAREFULLY add in the marinated steak and half of the sauce. Make sure beef covers the bottom of the pan and let sit for 1 minute to form a good sear. Stir and flatten to cover the bottom of the pan again, sear for another minute. Keep doing this until beef is nicely seared and cooked through, there is no pink left. This can take 8-10 minutes.
Add in the broccoli and the remaining sauce. Toss to coat and let cook one additional minute. Serve with your favorite sides, enjoy!