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Chinese Broccoli Beef Recipe

Protein foods are a large part of a healthy diet. This Chinese broccoli beef recipe is a stir fry beef and broccoli recipe that is quick and easy to prepare and adds protein from the beef strips.

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1/2 pound lean beef steak (round steak is fine)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup beef broth
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2-2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
2 cups broccoli, in small flowerets
1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1/2 red pepper, diced
4 green onions, sliced into 1" pieces
1 tablespoon oil
cooked rice

Slice beef thinly across the grain. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and set aside to marinate while you get everything else ready.

Mix together the broth, soy sauce, cornstarch and ginger and set aside. Spray a cold frying pan or wok with non-stick spray and heat to mid high heat.

Add broccoli, mushrooms, red pepper and green onions. Cook, stirring at all times, for 3 or 4 minutes. Vegetables will be tender but still crisp. Remove vegetables from wok.

Add the oil to the wok, being careful as the pan is quite hot. Add beef slices and stir fry for 2 or 3 minutes until beef is just slightly pink in the center. Push the beef away from the center of the pan.

Stir the sauce mixture again then add to the center of the pan. Cook the sauce with the beef, stirring at all times, until the sauce thickens and bubbles.

Return the vegetables to the wok or pan. Stir all together until everything is well coated and heated through.

Serve over hot cooked rice, or alone if you want a meal lower in carbohydrates.

Serves 4

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Variations and Tips:

This Chinese broccoli beef recipe is not a high fat dish but if you really want to lower the fat content, omit the oil for frying and fry in a non-stick pan or wok.
To slice beef very thin partially freeze it, or if frozen, slice before it is completely thawed.
Experiment with other vegetables - red pepper, peas, asparagus, carrots, celery, sugar snap peas, corn are all great additions to a stir fry.
For more variety, look for Chinese vegetables and try an even more authentic stir fry. Look for bok choy, napa cabbage, bean sprouts and snow peas. Turn it into an authentic Chinese Broccoli Beef recipe.

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Cooking Tip

To make it easier to slice beef thinly for recipes like this beef with broccoli, slice it while it is still a bit frozen. The meat won't move around as much and will allow you to safely slice it very thinly. It works for chicken too.