A few days ago, our family and workers came together to engage in our annual harvest party to celebrate the end of our tobacco harvest. This has been a tradition on our farm for as long as I can recall, and it is an evening we all look forward to.
In the past, my mom and Aunt would prepare all of the food for our workers, but in recent years, we have started renting out many tables at our favourite local Chinese restaurant for the celebration, and seeing as our workers absolutely love Chinese food, it’s been a constant ever since. One of the many dishes that was served and enjoyed was beef and broccoli, and because it’s so damn tasty, I wanted to find a recipe to share with all of you to make from the comfort of home. This particular recipe for Chinese Beef and Broccoli comes from recipetineats.com. Check it out.
“Ingredients
“Sauce
- 2 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (Note 1)
- 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 1)
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine) (Note 2)
- 1/8 tsp Chinese five spice powder (Note 3)
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 1/8 tsp tsp black pepper
“Stir Fry
- 2 tbsp oil
- 12 oz / 360g beef fillet, flank or rump (Note 4 for tenderising option)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 4 – 5 cups broccoli florets (1 head), cooked (Note 5)
- 1 cup water
“Serving:
- Sesame seeds (optional)
“Instructions
“Place cornflour and water in bowl then mix. Add remaining Sauce ingredients.
“Slice the beef into 1/4″ / 0.5cm thick slices. Place the beef and 2 tbsp of the Sauce into a bowl and set aside.
“Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add beef and spread out, leave for 1 minute until browned.
“Stir beef for 10 seconds, then add garlic and ginger. Stir for another 30 seconds or until beef is no longer pink.
“Pour Sauce and water into the skillet and quickly mix.
“When the sauce starts bubbling, add broccoli. Stir to coat the broccoli in Sauce, then let it simmer for 1 minute or until Sauce is thickened.
“Remove from heat immediately and serve over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired,” the recipe states.
Dig in, my friends.
