One of the things I love about Chinese food – aside from the fact that it tastes so darn delicious – is how quick it is to make. Once you have the prep work of all the chopping done – and that can conveniently be done in advance – it literally takes 5 minutes or less to actually cook.
Another thing I love about Chinese food is that it’s such a great way to get in those healthy veggies. Stir-fries are perfect for using up veggies you have on hand – onions, bell peppers, carrots, celery, zucchini, broccoli, snow peas, etc. Just throw ’em all in, give ’em a fry, stir in the sauce, and voila!
Broccoli is one of our favorite vegetables, and one of the few my kids are willing to eat without too much prodding. Here is a delicious Chinese Beef and Broccoli stir fry that is ready for the table, including prep time, in just the amount of time it takes you to steam the rice!
Let’s get started!
Chop up the veggies, slice the beef, mince the garlic and ginger, and wash the bean sprouts. Toss the beef in the soy sauce and sherry. All of this can be done well in advance to save you time come dinner.
Heat the oil over high heat in a wok or large heavy skillet. Once very hot, add the beef and fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
Add the onions, garlic and ginger and fry for another minute.
Add the broccoli and fry for another minute.
Stir in the bean sprouts.
Stir in the sauce and simmer for one minute.
Serve over steamed rice. Enjoy!
- 1 pound lean beef, cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sherry
- 2 tablespoons oil for high-heat frying
- 1 small yellow onion, halved and then sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 4 cups fresh uncooked broccoli florets in bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- For the Sauce:
- ⅓ cup soy sauce (paleo: substitute coconut aminos)
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (paleo: substitute approved sweetener)
- 1 tablespoon sherry
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seed oil
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- Toss the beef strips with the soy sauce and sherry. Set aside until ready to use.
- Combine the sauce ingredients until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside until ready to use.
- Heat the oil over high heat in a wok or large heavy skillet. Once very hot, add the beef and fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and fry for another minute. Add a little more oil if necessary. Add the broccoli and fry for another minute. Stir in the bean sprouts. Stir in the sauce and simmer for another minute.
- Serve immediately with steamed rice.
Oh yummmmmm!! This looks so delish, can’t wait to try it, thanks!
I want to dive into that plate headfirst! 🙂 This looks fantastic, Kimberly, I’m going to make it tonight!!
The best way to eat broccoli!
The ingredients are amazing and I bet this taste great. Especially with the lovely broccoli.
This does seem very quick and delicious! A super idea for a weeknight meal instead of ordering in!
I love stir-fries! Healthy and quick!
I love this! I honesty cannot believe I have not made this, must make now!
Wow! So much better than take-out!
This is perfect for busy nights…but, fancy enough for guests too!
Looks perfect, well done!!
Such a classic dish – one of my favorites from when I was a kid!
This was soooooo yummy! Made it for dinner this evening and it was a huge hit – not a bite left!
So good! Thank for another tasty and quick meal. Absolutely delicious! Your biggest fan in Bermuda.
Wonderful, Carron, thank you! Speaking of Bermuda, I’ll be posting my next installment here in the next few days. If you haven’t already subscribed to my email newsletter that’s the best way to stay informed when new articles are posted. (No junk mail, I promise 🙂
Thank you, Kimberley…I have taken your advice and signed up….very much looking forward to your next Bermuda posting. Your tour of St. George’s and your stay at the Hamilton Princess were amazing. I loved the photos and your wonderful write ups.. I could tell that you and your husband were really enjoying yourselves…who wouldn’t want to visit our beautiful Island after seeing these postings. Bet you can’t wait to bring your children!
Wonderful, Carron, thank you! We can’t wait to return with our whole family to your magical island. What made our visit so special was not only the breathtaking sites and scenery but the many wonderful people we had the privilege of meeting and visiting with (Dr. Edward Harris, Carol Holding, Angelo Armano and Edmund Smith from Ascots, Art and his wife from Art Mel’s, and we even bumped into a couple there who literally lived just 5 minutes from us several years ago). Those personal connections made our trip so meaningful and added to our list of cherished memories.
This looks like restaurant quality! And that’ll be perfect for my husband, since it seems this is the #1 thing he orders at Chinese restaurants. Can’t wait to try it and see how it compares!
It’s one of my favorites, too, Chrisy, and I’m confident you’re husband will love this!
What’s Sherry?… Is it a wine or oil?
Hi Crystal, it’s wine.
Can’t go wrong with Beef and Broccoli, this sounds wonderful, my family would love it!
For sure, Joy, even our 3 and 5 year olds love it!
I am loving the saucy deliciousness of this!! Can’t wait to try it soon!
Thanks, Lauren, it’s so quick and easy to make – we love it!
This looks great! I love making Chinese food at home 🙂
Homemade is the best, Sharon! Not only does it taste as good as the very best takeout, it’s healthier and you know what’s in it!
Looks so delicious. Stir-frying is an under-utilized technique. Bravo for showcasing it!
Thanks, Susan! The fast cooking method not only preserves many of the foods’ nutrients but also gets the meal onto the table much quicker 🙂
It’s so true, Asian food is the best when you need a quick meal! This looks perfect!
Stir-fries definitely are perfect for quick meals, Karen! Thanks!
I totally agree with you that stir fry recipes are such a great way to jam-cram lots of veggies into dinner! Love that! And I love the flavors in this recipe, and how wonderfully quick and easy it is! Who needs take-out when you can have THIS!?!? Pinned!
Thanks so much for pinning, Shelley! I know, I love how you’re able to eat so many veggies per serving in these stir-fries!
I really have to try this! Looks so delish! Yummy!!
Thanks, Andi! 🙂
Prep is everything in Chinese food. This looks wonderful! Great recipe!
It sure is, Renee! Getting everything prepped in advance makes everything go lightning speed at the point of cooking!
I am throwing away all my take out menus because you just recreated my husbands favorite dish! That glaze…amazing!
Haha, Meg! You should make this without him knowing, then serve pretending it’s takeout and see what he says. I’ll bet he says, “Wow, which takeout did you order from this time? This is the best!” 😉 Seriously, it’s better than any takeout version I’ve had!
Stir-fries are some of my favorite go-to weeknight dinners (and one of the first things I learned to cook). This version looks so good!
That makes sense, they’re super easy to make and so a good place to start for a beginning cook!
Making Chinese food at home is one of my favorite meals to make! I must try this one!
I love making Chinese, too, Jaren! It’s one of my favorite cuisines!
I just recently found this recipe, I have very picky daughters and it’s often heard to feed them and the rest of my family the same meal. I can honestly say that this is THE MEAL! My whole family loved this dish and its often hard to feed seven people and make them all happy at once but this one definitely did it.
That’s awesome, I’m so happy to hear that, Monshinique! It’s one of our family’s favorites, too, and an almost guaranteed way to get our kids to eat their veggies 🙂 Thanks so much!
Can you make this without sesame seed oil? Will it still be good?
Toasted sesame oil is what gives a lot of Chinese food its characteristic flavor. Sure, it will still taste good but it won’t taste “as” good and will be missing that distinctive Chinese flavor.
For 12 people would I just triple everything?
Yes, triple away!
Do you have the nutritional value per serving on this dish?
Hi Ashley, I don’t but there are a number of free sites online that let you enter the ingredients and quantities and then give you the complete nutritional breakdown of the dish (eg., fitday and caloriecount).
This was not only delicious, but quick and easy! I added thinly sliced carrots and used barley instead of rice! Yummy!
Wonderful, Jackie, thank you! Barley is a terrific substitute for rice!
I made it exactly as the recipe states it taste just like chinese béef and broccoli with added grenn peppers!! It turned out better than I thought my family love it I trippled the recipe!!
Wonderful, Sheron, thanks so much!
So glad to have found a B&B recipe that didn’t call for oyster sauce, and it’s fabulous to boot! *bookmarked* Thanks for sharing. I’ll be checking out more of your stuff. 😀
Fantastic, Leonia, thank you!
I’ve made this at least three times already, my family keeps requesting it! 🙂 Even our youngest who is generally a picky eater always requests seconds. This recipe’s a keeper, thank you! 🙂
Wonderful, Theresa, I’m so glad it’s been a hit, thank you!
This is not real Chinese food. Chinese people do not eat broccoli as it is not native to China. No restaurant in China would serve this stuff.
First of all, there’s no reference to “real Chinese food” in my post nor is there any mention of authenticity as it relates to mainland China. Most of the popular Chinese dishes eaten in the U.S. aren’t from mainland China but were created by Chinese immigrants. This is an example of Chinese-American food at its best!
Thanks for the recipe. I included 1/4cup of oyster sauce, used beef broth instead of water, 2tbs of chili paste to balance the sweetness and 1tbs of worchestire sauce. I had to reduce the sugar and started with 1tbs at a time until I got it just right. Flat iron steak worked out great and I used peanut oil for the stir fry. Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Terrific, Mumbi, thanks!
Huge hit! Made this for dinner tonight – easy, quick and the whole family loved it.
I’m thrilled to hear that, Tim, thank you!
Best beef and broccoli recipe I have ever made, and healthy! I used reduced sodium soy and Shaoxing wine instead of sherry. Will make again, thank you 🙂
Fabulous, thanks so much!
Absolutely A++. Quick to make and the flavor was better than anything I’ve had in a restaurant or takeout.
Fantastic, Tim, thank you!