I finally got into wok cooking and there’s no going back. Check out my fast and SUPER tasty takeout inspired beef & broccoli recipe. You can get my favorite cookware from Made In today with a 10% off discount using my link
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— RECIPE — 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)
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 and add soy, cooking wine, sesame oil, sugar, corn starch, and baking soda. Mix well to coat.
I’m using a seasoned 12” carbon steel wok which is recommended for the high heat of this recipe, but if you don’t have one, use a large cast iron or 12-14” nonstick at a lower temp (450F/230C).
Place pan over high heat to preheat to at least 550F/285C (mine was over 600F).
Add a squeeze of oil around the outside of the wok. 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, add another squeeze of oil followed by second half of raw/marinated beef to wok. Cook, stirring and tossing frequently for 60-90 sec. Transfer to cooked beef bowl.
Return wok to high heat. Add splash of water and wet towel with tongs to remove any stuck-on beef gunk from pan. Add squirt 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, add squeeze of oil and the rest of the broccolini and onions, cook for 60-90 sec. Add garlic and ginger, moving/stirring constantly. Add previously stirfried beef and veg.
Toss to combine for about 15-20 sec. Add stirfry sauce around inside edges of wok. Add 2-3 spoons of cornstarch mixture. Toss and stir together to combine. Serve with rice.
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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)
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Meat, veg, and sauce prep
4:47 More about my Wok (ad)
5:52 Cooking the beef and broccoli
9:43 Plate up
10:04 Let’s eat this thing
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Really should deglaze that wok with some of the Chinese cooking wine and pour it over the beef rather than wiping it out. That brown beef fond has so much great wok flavor.
Personally I wouldn’t have cleaned the wok after the beef was done. If you get the veg in straight away, all the “gunk” as you called is great flavour to coat your veg in. Other than that though lovely recipe and video
Brilliant!
This was hands down the best beef and broccoli I’ve ever had! Word of caution – Bri mentions it briefly in the video, but if you do not have a functioning oven hood, it might not be wise to try this indoors. I just cooked this outdoors on my grill searing side burner(max BTU), and this dish puts off some serious smoke in the wok.
My husband was watching this video side by side with me and muttered something to himself about the recipe. I asked what he said and he said "not you, I'm talking to Brian" xD
would recommend peeling ginger if it's not organic ginger.
given the amt of pesticides used nowadays, better safe than sorry IMO..
My favorite part of this video is when you can see the broccoli change to a more vibrant green as you toss it for like 5 seconds😍
Just made it for the family. I hope I'm spelling correctly cause I can't see anymore with all the smoke. 😤😤
Gosh I love the little tricks and tips for general cooking you give here! I suck at prepping beef tbh 😭 always too hard. Your tips helped me so much! Subbing now ✨
Worked at old school chinese takeout for several years and this is pretty darn close. that wok is looks really good for home use
If you did the broccoli first, and then did the beef… could you deglaze that fond and keep it? Seems like some serious flavor your just wiping out with a paper towel, and it hurt to see it.
Downside to woks is you need a gas stove.
Thumbnail looks like someone forgot to flush a toilet
Never wash out your fond. Deglaze with veggies.
I think this is the first time I've seen your arms. 😂💪
That was nice wok but i need bigger wok
Thanks! I'm really appreciating your info video. It's very informative and easy enough to follow. For a long time I couldn't find techniques on how to attain that smokey flavor. But, thanks to your video I can make it now. Great video!
I cannot for the life of me understand why any home chef would ever water down beef gunk and wipe it out with a towel. My god that is some of the best flavour on the planet and you're just tossing it out. I feel insulted, lol. It's not THAT serious… obviously, but what? lol… please don't ever show that again.
BL: now we need to deglaze this
wipes with paper towel
Me: nooooooooooooooo aaaaahhhhhhhhhh
I don't wash my meat when cooking to tenderize it, I just give it a good whack with a cleaver or whatever, also helps if you're not super consistent with the thickness of your cuts
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