Beef (or Chicken) & Broccoli stir fry

 Source:

YouTube, Brian Lagerstrom, 'Weeknighting' (again)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxXXSgwdLmU

Time:

30 minutes

Ingredients:

(makes 4 portions)

1lb/.5kg beef flank steak or sirloin

5g or 1t soy sauce 

5g or 1t shao-hsing chinese cooking wine (sub with dry sherry or white wine)

10g or 2 1/4t sesame oil 

2g or .5t sugar 

2g or 3/4t corn starch

2g or .5t baking soda

350g/12oz broccolini or broccoli cut into small pieces

¼ large white onion, sliced

10g/3-5 cloves garlic, grated

10g or 1-1.5Tbsp  ginger, grated 

Stir fry sauce (see recipe below)

Cornstarch slurry (3g/1teas corn starch mixed with 30-40g water/couple of Tbsp)

High smokepoint oil (canola, peanut, etc)

Stir Fry Sauce

10g or 2.5t  sugar

30g or 1.75Tbsp soy sauce 

45g or 2.5Tbsp oyster sauce (sub with hoisin)

30g or 1.75Tbsp shao-hsing cooking wine (sub with dry sherry or white wine)

Directions:

01. Cut steak with the grain into 3 2.5”/6-7cm wide strips. 

Turn each strip 90 degrees and slice thinly on a bias.

Pieces should be approx 1”x ⅛”x2” (2.5x.3x5cm).

Place meat in colander and rinse well with water. 

Place rinsed and drained meat in a bowl.

Add soy, cooking wine, sesame oil, sugar, corn starch, and baking soda.

Mix well to coat. 

02. In 12” wok with high heat of this recipe.

(or large cast iron or 12-14” nonstick) 

    A. Add 1-2 Tbsp of oil to wok and get hot.

Add half of the marinated beef.

Stir and toss to coat with the oil, moving it around/tossing often.

Do this for about 60-90 sec or until browned and cooked about 80-90% through.

Transfer beef to a bowl.

Return wok to high heat.

    B. Add another Tbsp of oil followed by second half of raw/marinated meat to wok.

Cook, stirring and tossing frequently for 60-90 sec.

Transfer to cooked beef bowl. 

03. Return wok to high heat.

(Add splash of water and wet towel with  tongs to remove any stuck-on beef gunk from pan.)

    A. Add 1 Tbsp of oil followed by half of broccolini and half of onions.

Stir and toss to cook for 60-90sec or until charred around the edges and are tender but still snappy.

Transfer to bowl with cooked beef.

Return wok to high heat 

    B. Add another Tbsp of oil and the rest of the broccolini and onions, cook for 60-90 sec.

Add garlic and ginger, moving/stirring constantly.

04. Add previously stir fried Meat and Veggies.

Toss to combine for about 15-20 sec.

Add Stir Fry Sauce around inside edges of wok.

Add 2-3 spoons of cornstarch mixture.

Toss and stir  together to combine.

Serve with rice.