Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
A quick stir fry dinner that is on the table in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 4 adults
Calories: 592kcal
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 cup beef stock or water
- 2 Tablespoons corn flour corn starch
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Stirfry
- 2 heads broccoli cut into florets and blanched
- ¼ cup sliced almonds optional
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 500 grams beef
Instructions
Prep
- In a small bowl whisk together all of the sauce ingredients, then set aside.
- Cut your broccoli into florets and blanch in boiling water. You could also steam the broccoli in the microwave.
- Finely slice the garlic gloves
- Slice the beef into slices (½ cm / ¼ inch thick)
- Heat a skillet or large fry pan to a medium heat. Add the almonds to the pan and toast them. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
Stir Fry
- Add the oil to your fry pan and heat to a high heat.
- Add the beef to the fry pan and cook until browned.
- Add the finely sliced garlic to the beef and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the sauce to the pan, stirring until the sauce is bubbling.
- Add the broccoli to the pan, and stir so that everything is coated in the sauce. Let the beef and broccoli cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce has thickened and is glossy.
- Sprinkle on the almonds.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Be sure to cut your beef across the grain, this will mean it is more tender in the stir fry.
- Beef stock or water: Look for gluten-free stock or beef-broth if this is needed for you. The recipe will have a richer flavor if you use stock or broth, but it is completely acceptable just to use water.
- Corn flour/cornstarch: This thickens the sauce, makes it glossy and means that it will coat both the broccoli and beef. Arrowroot also works as a thickener.
- Soy sauce: Choose gluten-free soy sauce or Tamari if you need this recipe to be gluten-free.
- Broccoli Florets: By name, this recipe is made with broccoli, but you can use other vegetables if you prefer, cauliflower, cauliflower bell peppers/capsicum, and carrots all work well.
- Ground ginger: This can be substituted for Chinese five spice if you prefer
- Beef: I use rump steak or flank steak when I make this recipe. Tender cuts such as fillet or sirloin are lovely but more expensive. This recipe will also work with lamb or chicken.
- Almonds: The almonds are an optional garnish. Sesame seeds are lovely as well
Notes for Baby Led Weaning
- If you are making this broccoli beef stir fry recipe for a young baby look for low-sodium soy sauce and stock.
- Be sure to cook the broccoli until very tender (finger-squishable)
- Large strips of beef can be served to babies, they will suck the iron-rich juices and gum the meat. Refer to baby-led weaning starter foods for more information.
Nutrition
Calories: 592kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1114mg | Potassium: 1508mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1895IU | Vitamin C: 273mg | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 6mg