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Beef & Broccoli over Rice

Tender seared beef and crisp broccoli in a glossy garlic-ginger sauce over rice.

Serves
4
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Storage
Cook fresh
Freezer
beef & sauce freeze; broccoli and rice fresh

A fast stir-fry that's best cooked fresh, since crisp broccoli doesn't survive freezing. If you want to prep ahead, freeze the cooked beef in its sauce and add fresh-steamed broccoli and rice at serving.

Ingredients

  • 1½ lb flank or sirloin, thinly sliced
  • 4 cups broccoli florets
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Cooked rice, to serve

Sauce

  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • ½ cup broth

Instructions

  1. Whisk the sauce ingredients together.
  2. Sear the beef in the oil over high heat until browned; remove.
  3. Stir-fry the broccoli with the garlic and ginger, adding a splash of water to steam it crisp-tender.
  4. Return the beef, pour in the sauce, and toss until glossy and thickened. Serve over rice.

Make-Ahead & Storage

Best cooked fresh. To prep ahead, freeze the cooked beef and sauce up to 3 months; reheat and add fresh-steamed broccoli and rice.

Notes

Freeze the beef 30 minutes before slicing to shave it thin. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for heat.

Instant Pot rice (for serving): rinse the rice, then use 1 cup rice to 1 cup water for jasmine or long-grain white — high pressure 4 minutes with a 10-minute natural release. For brown rice, use 1 cup rice to 1¼ cups water, 22 minutes, with a 10-minute natural release. Don't quick-release, or the rice turns gummy. This finishes about when the frozen base is reheated.

Equipment
griddle or wokmicrowave-safe containers
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