Chinese Beef & Broccoli

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 lb lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces
• 1 egg
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli florets, removed slice on the diagonal into thin slices
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 3/4 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 drops sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 slice beef.
• 2 mix together egg, salt, cooking wine, cornstarch and water, this will be your marinade for the beef.
• 3 add marinade to beef and marinate for 30 minutes.
• 4 add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to beef, mix in thoroughly, and marinate beef for another 30 minutes.
• 5 while beef is marinating, prepare the vegetables. heat a frying pan and add 1 cup of oil. add beef and stir-fry until it is nearly cooked.
• 6 remove beef and set aside on a plate. drain the frying pan and wipe clean with a paper towel.
• 7 add 1/2 cup water to pan. bring the water to a boil and add the broccoli. cover and cook until broccoli is cooked through. drain the pan.
• 8 heat pan and add oil (about 2 tablespoons). add the garlic and fry for about 1 minute, then add vegetables and beef; mix together.
• 9 in a bowl mix the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and chicken broth, this will be your sauce mixture.
• 10 make a well in the middle of the pan and add the sauce mix.
• 11 add cornstarch, stirring to thicken.
• 12 mix sauce together with other ingredients. serve hot.