Craving a delectable and savory dish that tantalizes your taste buds? Look no further than stir-fried beef and broccoli with oyster sauce, a classic culinary delight that seamlessly blends the flavors of tender beef, crisp broccoli, and a rich, savory sauce. This dish, rooted in Chinese cuisine, has gained immense popularity worldwide due to its irresistible taste and versatility. Join us on a culinary journey as we explore this mouthwatering dish, uncovering its history, variations, and of course, a step-by-step recipe to recreate this masterpiece in your own kitchen.
From Cantonese origins to its global acclaim, stir-fried beef and broccoli with oyster sauce has captivated palates across cultures. Its versatility shines through in the numerous variations that have emerged over time, each region adding its unique touch to this beloved dish. Whether you prefer the classic Cantonese-style preparation, the spicy Szechuan rendition, or the tangy Thai interpretation, there's a stir-fried beef and broccoli variation that will suit your taste preferences.
In this comprehensive guide, we'll unveil the secrets behind creating the perfect stir-fried beef and broccoli with oyster sauce. Through detailed instructions, we'll guide you through selecting the finest ingredients, marinating the beef for optimal flavor, achieving the perfect stir-fry technique, and crafting a luscious oyster sauce that elevates the dish to new heights. Additional recipes included in this article offer exciting alternatives, such as a vegetarian version featuring tofu instead of beef, a low-carb option using cauliflower rice, and a gluten-free variation that caters to dietary restrictions.
So, prepare to embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the world of stir-fried beef and broccoli with oyster sauce. Discover the techniques, variations, and recipes that will transform your kitchen into a symphony of flavors. Let's get cooking!
BEEF AND BROCCOLI
Beef and Broccoli was one of the most popular dishes in our family's Chinese takeout restaurant. Get our restaurant secrets in this authentic beef and broccoli recipe.
Provided by Bill
Categories Beef
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a bowl, add the sliced beef, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, and 3 tablespoons water (if you don't want your beef tenderized too much, omit the baking soda). Massage the beef with your hands until all the liquid is absorbed. Mix in 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons oil, and 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, and set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Make the sauce mixture by mixing together the chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper. Set aside.
- Bring 6 cups of water to a boil and blanch your broccoli for 30 to 60 seconds (depending on whether you like your broccoli crunchy or a little soft). Drain and set aside.
- Heat your wok over high heat until smoking. Add 2 tablespoons oil and sear the beef on both sides until browned (this should only take 2-3 minutes). Turn off the heat, remove the beef from the wok, and set aside.
- Set the wok over medium heat and add another tablespoon of oil to the along with the garlic and ginger (if using). Stir the garlic and ginger for 5 seconds and then pour the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok.
- Next, add in the sauce mixture you made earlier. Stir the sauce around the sides of the wok to deglaze it (all those nice bits from stir-frying the beef should be absorbed into the sauce). Bring the sauce to a simmer. Stir the cornstarch and water into a slurry to ensure it's well combined, and drizzle the mixture into sauce while stirring constantly. Allow it to simmer and thicken for 20 seconds.
- Toss in the blanched broccoli and seared beef (along with any juices). Mix everything together over medium heat until the sauce coats the beef and broccoli. If the sauce seems thin, turn up the heat and reduce it further, or add a bit more cornstarch slurry. If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of chicken stock or water. Serve with plenty of steamed rice!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 kcal, Carbohydrate 10 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 531 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
STIR-FRIED BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE
When I was growing up in Brooklyn, many of my friends had working parents who would leave them money to buy Chinese takeout for dinner. I would crave their chicken wings, plantains and chicken with broccoli, but my mother was less than happy with my junky leanings. So she decided to make better Chinese takeout food at home, which is how this simple broccoli dish came about. It's been a hit ever since. I never order chicken with broccoli at my local takeout anymore. (Chicken wings are a different story.) -Vivian Chan, Recipe Tester
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Trim the broccoli into florets and bite-size (1 1/2-inch) pieces of peeled stem. Add the broccoli to the pot and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 1/2 minutes. Strain in a colander.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the garlic, ginger and jalapeno and cook until the garlic is golden and fragrant, about 45 seconds. Add the broccoli, oyster sauce, vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt and toss to coat.
STIR FRIED BEEF AND BROCCOLI IN OYSTER SAUCE
Make and share this Stir Fried Beef and Broccoli in Oyster Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Loves2Teach
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cut meat across the grain into very thin slices.
- Place in a bowl and combine with soy sauce, rice wine, water and cornstarch.
- Allow to marinate at least 10 minutes (I sometimes do this in the morning, then cook when I get home).
- Meanwhile prepare remaining ingredients and stir together sauce mixture.
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet.
- Add meat and cook, stirring constantly, until meat is about 75 per cent cooked.
- Remove and reserve.
- Scrape out pan if necessary and return to heat.
- Add another 2 tablespoons oil if needed and heat.
- Add garlic, ginger and green onions and cook 30 to 60 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in cut-up broccoli and add water.
- Cover and cook 3 minutes.
- Re-add beef to pan and combine well.
- Add sauce to mixture and bring to boil.
- Cook until thickened and beef and broccoli are cooked through.
- Serve with steamed rice.
STIR-FRIED BEEF AND BROCCOLI WITH OYSTER SAUCE
From 'Inside America's Test Kitchen' cookbook, professionaly tested beef broccoli stir fry like you get at Chinese restaurants.
Provided by GothicGranola
Categories Meat
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine the beef and soy sauce in a medium bowl; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 10 minutes or up to 1 hour, stirring once. Meanwhile, whisk the sherry, chicken broth, oyster sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and cornstarch in a measuring cup. Combine the garlic, ginger and 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil in small bowl.
- Drain the beef and disgard the liquid. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until smoking. Add half of the beef to the skillet and break up clumps; cook without stirring, 1 minute, then stire and cook until beef is browned about the edges, about 30 seconds. Transfer the beef to a medium bowl. Addd 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil to the skillet, heat until just smoking, and repeat with the remaining beef.
- Add 1 tablespoons peanut oil to the now-empty skillet; heat until just smoking. Add the broccoli and cook 30 seconds; add the water, cover the pan, and lower heat to medium. Steam the broccoli until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil to the skillet; increase the heat to high and heat until just smoking. Add the bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until spotty brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Clear the center of the skillet; add the garlic and ginger to the clearing and cook, mashing the mixture with a spoon, until fragrant, about 15 to 20 seconds, then sture the mixture unto the peppers. Return the beef and broccoli to the skillet and toss to combine. Whisk the sauce to recombine, then add to the skillet; cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and evenly distributed, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a serving platter, sprinkle with the scallions, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.3, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 1484.5, Carbohydrate 20.2, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 7.1, Protein 30.6
CHILLI BEEF WITH BROCCOLI & OYSTER SAUCE
Marinate a cheaper cut like rump steak to tenderise the meat then stir fry with vegetables and rich Chinese flavours
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the beef in a bowl with the soy, five-spice, rice wine, chilli and cornflour, and season with black pepper. Mix well so the beef is completely coated in the thick paste and leave to marinate for at least 10 mins but 30 mins is better.
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok until very hot. Add the beef to the wok, but do not overcrowd the pan - the beef needs to be in a single layer. If necessary, cook the beef in batches. Fry the beef vigorously for about 3 mins until brown and crisp and scoop onto a plate.
- When all the beef is cooked give the wok a quick wipe out. Heat the remaining oil and stir fry the peppers and broccoli for a minute then pour over the stock and add the oyster sauce. Simmer everything together for 1 min then add the beef to the wok and boil briefly to thicken the sauce then serve straight away with rice or noodles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 408 calories, Fat 21.7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6.6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20.2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 3.3 grams fiber, Protein 30.5 grams protein, Sodium 2.5 milligram of sodium
RESTAURANT STYLE BEEF AND BROCCOLI
This is my go-to recipe when I want Chinese food without having to go out. Very easy and delicious. Substituting chicken for the beef works great too. Serve over rice.
Provided by Dianne
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk together the oyster sauce, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place the steak pieces into a shallow bowl, pour the oyster sauce mixture over the meat, stir to coat well, and marinate for at least 30 minutes in refrigerator.
- Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, and stir in the ginger and garlic. Let them sizzle in the hot oil for about 1 minute to flavor the oil, then remove and discard. Stir in the broccoli, and toss and stir in the hot oil until bright green and almost tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the broccoli from the wok, and set aside.
- Pour a little more oil into the wok, if needed, and stir and toss the beef with the marinade until the sauce forms a glaze on the beef, and the meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Return the cooked broccoli to the wok, and stir until the meat and broccoli are heated through, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 51.9 mg, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 21.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 419.2 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
BEEF STIR-FRY WITH BROCCOLI & OYSTER SAUCE
A convenient and tasty beef dish that can serve, two, four or more
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course, Supper
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a wok until smoking, pour in the oil then add beef. Stir-fry for 2 mins, then tip onto a plate. Add broccoli with a splash of water then cook until broccoli turns bright green.
- Add the onion and stir-fry for 1 min, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Pour in the oyster sauce and 125ml water. Bring to the boil and cook until reduced to a sticky sauce. Stir in the beef, along with any juices from the plate, then serve straight away.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 1.78 milligram of sodium
BEEF AND BROCCOLI
Here is a streamlined, powerfully flavorful recipe for a delivery-food standby: velvety wok-fried beef in a oyster-soy sauce, served in a forest of green. ''It's diaspora food,'' the chef Jonathan Wu told me, describing the cooking of Chinese immigrants to the United States and a dish that is almost unknown in China but beloved in America. The recipe is a version of the one Wu's mother made for dinner when he was growing up outside Hartford, Conn., with a little chile-garlic paste added for zip and, thanks to the Brooklyn chef Dale Talde, a pat of butter swirled into the sauce at the end. This provides a plush gloss that is far better than the traditional cornstarch slurry. It is midweek family cooking at its best.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the wine, 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce and the cornstarch. Add the beef to the bowl, and toss to combine, then cover the bowl, and set aside for 20 minutes or so.
- To make the sauce, combine in a small bowl the remaining soy sauce, the oyster sauce and the chile-garlic sauce, and mix to combine, then add a tablespoon of water and mix again. Set aside.
- Heat the 1/2 cup of oil in a wok set over high heat. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add about half the beef to the wok, and stir-fry until it is browned and crisp and barely cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl or plate, and set aside. Then repeat with remaining beef.
- Pour off the oil in the wok, wipe it out with a towel and return it to the stove over high heat. Add the remaining tablespoon oil, and swirl it around and heat it until it is smoking. Add the broccoli and cook, tossing and stirring frequently, until lightly charred in spots, about 2 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons water to the wok, and toss and stir the broccoli in the steam for an additional 2 minutes, then return beef to the wok, followed by the sauce. Cook, stirring and tossing frequently, for 30 seconds or so, then add the butter, and stir and toss again for 30 seconds more. Serve immediately, with rice.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 404, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 17 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 1429 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- To save time, use pre-cut beef and broccoli florets.
- If you don't have oyster sauce, you can substitute soy sauce or teriyaki sauce.
- For a spicier dish, add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a teaspoon of Sriracha sauce.
- Serve over rice, noodles, or your favorite grain.
- Garnish with chopped green onions or sesame seeds for extra flavor and color.
Conclusion:
This stir-fried beef and broccoli with oyster sauce is a quick and easy weeknight meal that's packed with flavor. It's a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables and protein, and it's sure to be a hit with the whole family. So next time you're looking for a tasty and healthy dinner, give this recipe a try!
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