Healthy Beef and Broccoli Recipe
I remember going out for Chinese food growing up, and beef and broccoli was always a family favorite. There’s something about the juicy beef with the crisp-tender broccoli in a flavorful sauce that’s a timeless winner. Rather than going out, you can make Chinese beef and broccoli at home in 15 minutes. That’s faster than calling for takeout! And it gets better — it’s made on a sheet pan so cleanup is as easy as tossing away a sheet of foil. And because this beef and broccoli recipe is baked rather than being cooked in a ton of grease, it’s so much healthier than what you’ll find at a Chinese restaurant or takeout. DIY is the way to go. Rather than grease being the dominant flavor, you actually get to taste other flavors in this easy at-home version — including soy, sesame, garlic, ginger, honey, and more. The broccoli is crisp-tender and the florets are the perfect little sponges to soak up all that lovely sauce. Green onions and sesame seeds add the finishing touches.
What’s in Chinese Beef and Broccoli?
To make this easy beef and broccoli, you’ll need:
Low-sodium soy sauce Garlic Honey Brown sugar Sesame oil Rice vinegar Ground ginger Kosher salt and pepper Red pepper flakes Flank steak Broccoli florets Green onions Sesame seeds
How to Make Chinese Beef and Broccoli
Can I Marinate the Steak Overnight?
No, I don’t recommend marinating the beef for much longer than an hour, otherwise the texture of the beef could change.
Can I Make Beef and Broccoli on the Stovetop?
If you don’t have access to an oven, I recommend making my Stovetop Beef and Broccoli recipe instead. That way, there’s no guesswork for you and your Chinese beef and broccoli is guaranteed to turn out amazing.
Tips for Making Chinese Beef and Broccoli
If you have time to marinate the flank steak for up to an hour before baking it, even better, but a quick 10- to 15 minute- marination is sufficient. The beef and broccoli bakes very quickly, in about 10 minutes, and while it bakes you can optionally use the leftover marinade to make a quick stovetop sauce that’s drizzled over the finished beef and broccoli. You don’t have to to do this step because there will likely be enough thinner runoff marinade on the sheet pan, but this thicker sauce only takes 1 minute to boil together, and who can resist thick sauce with wonderful umami depth of flavor?
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