Beef And Broccoli Authentic Chinese At Home

Published Apr 19, 2019 Updated Nov 07, 2024

Broccoli Beef

Beef and broccoli is the most popular Chinese beef stir-fry dish in the United Status. It’s the poster child of American Chinese food so much as that the most popular item in Panda Express is this dish! The rich brown sauce with tender beef and healthy broccoli has captured the hearts and palate of many people. This recipe is from my Easy Chinese Recipes cookbook, the best selling and top rated Chinese cookery book. Unlike spicy Szechuan beef, beef and broccoli tastes mild with its savory sauce. It’s not spicy, hence, it’s a popular choice for everyone. Another of my favorite beef stir fry recipe is ginger and scallion beef. If you don’t have beef, make my classic Garlic Broccoli or Shrimp and Broccoli recipes instead!

Beef And Broccoli Ingredients

Beef tenderloin Broccoli florets Water Oil Ginger Soy sauce Rice wine Sesame oil White pepper Cornstarch

Ingredients For The Brown Sauce

There are two types of sauces in Chinese stir-fry: white sauce and brown sauce. Here are the ingredients for delicious and authentic brown sauce.

Soy Sauce Oyster Sauce Sesame Oil Cornstarch Sugar Water

Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.

Tips For The Best And Tender Broccoli Beef

Here are the techniques and tips used by Chinese and Cantonese chefs in the best restaurants, and I am sharing with you the secrets:

Cut the beef against the grain. This will ensure that the beef is tender and not rubbery. Velvet the beef to make sure you have silky, smooth and tender beef. Velveting is a secret techniques used by Chinese chefs to seal in the moisture of protein while stir-frying. The key ingredients for velveting is corn starch. Blanch the broccoli in hot boiling water first before stir-frying. During the stir-frying process, quickly toss the broccoli with the beef. Do not overcook the broccoli. The brown sauce should be light and not starchy or sticky. It should just barely coat the beef.

For perfect wok stir fries, please check out my Chinese stir-frying techniques.

What To Serve With Beef And Broccoli

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