Beef and Broccoli

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I love Chinese food and have a few standard dishes I usually make like ham fried rice or sweet and sour pork. My husband loves beef and broccoli so I found this recipe on Tasty Kitchen which is a huge community of recipe sharing and a good place to try if you need ideas! I made a couple changes because I didn't have oyster sauce and I don't like mushrooms. It was easy and delicious and worthy of adding here since I'll make it again.

Beef and Broccoli

• 1 pound Top Round Steak (I used Sirloin)
  
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce, divided
• ⅛ tsp Pepper
• ¾ cup Chicken Broth, divided
• ¼ cup Oyster Sauce (optional)
  
• 2 Tbsp Cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp Oil, divided
• 1 clove Garlic, minced
• ½ tsp Fresh Ginger Root, grated (I used dried)
  
• 1-½ cup Fresh Mushrooms, sliced (no thank you)
  
• 1 slice Onion, sliced
• 3 cups Broccoli Florets

Cut beef lengthwise with the grain into 2″ strips. Slice beef strips across the grain into thin slices. Toss beef with 1 teaspoon cornstarch, sugar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and pepper, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Combine 1/2 cup chicken broth, oyster sauce, remaining soy sauce and cornstarch, set aside. Heat wok, add 1 tablespoon oil and rotate to coat inside. Add beef, garlic and ginger and stir fry until beef is brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from wok. Add 1 tablespoon oil to wok, add mushrooms, onions and broccoli, stir fry 3-4 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup chicken broth and beef and heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture, cook and stir until thickened, about 1 minute. Serve with steamed rice.