Simple Beef and Broccoli

One of my ongoing kitchen goals has been to cook with different cuts of meat. With beef, there are two cuts that I’m very confident with cooking — ground beef (like in my favorite Meatballs, American Chop Suey, or Stuffed Peppers) + filet mignon, which is my go-to meal for special occasions. But, I’m trying to branch out more, experimenting with flank steak, skirt steak, short ribs, and more. And this amazing Beef + Broccoli? Is my new favorite beef dish. Made with flank steak, it is super quick + easy to make (ready in less than 20 minutes total!), and it is CRAZY delicious.

First, you prepare a simple sauce, using soy sauce, chicken broth, ginger, garlic, honey, rice wine vinegar + a few other ingredients. Then, you thinly slice your flank steak, toss it with a little cornstarch + get it seared in a hot pan. Add in the broccoli + the prepared sauce + cook everything together for 5-10 minutes, until the broccoli is perfectly crisp-tender + the sauce is nicely thickened. The steak turns out wonderfully tender + packed full of flavor, despite its short cooking time. The sauce is a complex, beautiful blend of flavors – salty, sweet, bright, peppery, + just-a-little-spicy. Serve with white rice, lo mein, or spiralized vegetable “zoodles” + you have a perfect, scrumptious, simple weeknight meal ready in just a few minutes – what more could you want?!

Quick + Simple Beef and Broccoli

serves 4, adapted from Damn Delicious

Ingredients

2/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1″ fresh ginger, peeled + grated
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional – this will make the dish slightly spicy)
1 pound flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 head broccoli, cut into florets

Directions

In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, chicken broth, honey, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and 1/4 cup water; set aside.

In a separate medium bowl, toss together sliced steak and cornstarch until steak is lightly coated.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook, flipping once, until browned, about 4-5 minutes. Add in the broccoli and soy sauce mixture, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the broccoli is crisp-tender, and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes.

Serve immediately.

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