Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry
Tender flank steak and crisp broccoli in a glossy garlic-ginger sauce over rice.
dinnerdairy-freehigh-protein
Serves 4 · Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min · Chinese-American
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb flank steak, sliced thinly against the grain
- 6 cup broccoli, cut into florets
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 1/4 cup white rice, uncooked
Instructions
- Start the rice: combine with 2 1/2 cups water, bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
- Whisk the soy sauce, cornstarch, brown sugar, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Sear the beef in a single layer for 1 to 2 minutes per side, then remove to a plate.
- Add the remaining oil and the broccoli with 2 tablespoons water. Cover and steam 2 minutes, then stir-fry 2 minutes more.
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook 30 seconds. Return the beef, pour in the sauce and toss for 1 minute until glossy and thick.
- Serve over the rice.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 600 |
| Protein | 38 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 62 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4 g |
| Total sugars | 6 g |
| Total fat | 22 g |
| Saturated fat | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Sodium | 780 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.25 lb flank-steak → 567 g of Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw (Foundation, FDC 2646175); lb (exact)
- 6 cup broccoli → 546 g of Broccoli, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170379); FDC portion "1 cup chopped" = 91 g
- 3 tbsp soy-sauce → 48 g of Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) (SR Legacy, FDC 174277); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 16 g
- 1 tbsp cornstarch → 8 g of Cornstarch (SR Legacy, FDC 169698); FDC portion "1 cup" = 128 g
- 1 tbsp brown-sugar → 14 g of Sugars, brown (SR Legacy, FDC 168833); FDC portion "1 cup packed" = 220 g
- 3 clove garlic → 9 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 1 tbsp ginger → 6 g of Ginger root, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169231); FDC portion "0.25 cup slices (1" dia)" = 24 g
- 2 tbsp vegetable-oil → 28 g of Oil, canola (SR Legacy, FDC 172336); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 14 g
- 1 tsp sesame-oil → 5 g of Oil, sesame, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171016); FDC portion "1 tsp" = 4.5 g
- 1.25 cup white-rice → 231 g of Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched (SR Legacy, FDC 168877); FDC portion "1 cup" = 185 g
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