Prep rice, pasta or mashed potatoes if you want to serve it with this recipe.
Prep Steak:
Cut the 1 ½ lbs of flank steak against the grain into thin pieces, about ¼ inch thick. Trim any fat.
Add the steak to a large bowl along with ½ cup cornstarch. Toss everything together until steak pieces are coated on all sides with cornstarch. Set aside.
Cook Broccoli:
Add the 32 oz broccoli florets to a large frying pan along with ½ cup water over medium high heat. Cook 5-10 mins minutes until the broccoli is bright green and tender crisp when poked with a fork. Add more water if needed while it cooks. Transfer to a plate and set it aside.
Cook The Steak:
Add 1 Tbsp of cooking oil over medium high heat. Cook the beef in small batches, searing for 1-2 minutes on each side. Only cook til medium rare. Transfer the beef to a plate.
Prep The Sauce:
In a medium bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp cornstarch and 2 Tbsp water. Stir until there are no clumps.
Now add in ½ cup soy sauce, ½ cup beef broth, ¼ cup brown sugar, 3 minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1 tsp onion powder. Stir everything together.
Assemble:
Add the cooked broccoli back to the frying pan with the sauce. Cook until sauce has thickened, stirring occassionally.
Add the cooked beef strips to the frying pan and mix everything together. Heat through for 1 minute or until desired doneness of the beef. Remove from heat and serve immediately with rice, pasta or mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desires.
Recipe Notes:
To get thin slices that are ¼” thick, place flank steak in freezer 30 minutes before cutting it. This will help to firm it up just enough so that it’s easier to cut.
Cut the broccoli into small even pieces so that it will cook faster.
If you have a rice cooker, use it!! Start the rice before you make the beef and broccoli so that it’s out of the way and will be ready for you at the end.
You can also serve this dish over noodles, quinoa, or with mashed potatoes. This recipe is an easy go-to in my house so I tend to change up what I serve it with each time.
Don’t be afraid to add more vegetables! You could add carrots, snap peas, cauliflower, beets, parsnips, kale, sweet potato and so much more. Just sautee them with the broccoli in the frying pan until they’re cooked.