Beef and broccoli

Ingredients

For 6 servings.

1 cup = 240 ml; 1 tablespoon = 15 ml; 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. Use metric quantities where stated. Times and servings are indicative.

• 450 g thinly sliced beef
• Marinade: 45 ml water, 1 1/2 tsp cornflour, 2 tsp oil and 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 160 ml chicken stock
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil and 1/8 tsp white pepper
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 garlic cloves and 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 2 1/2 tbsp cornflour and 45 ml water

Step-by-step method

1. Coat beef with marinade ingredients and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Mix stock, sugar, soy sauces, oyster sauce, sesame oil and pepper.
3. Blanch broccoli for 30–60 seconds; drain. Sear beef in 2 tbsp oil and remove.
4. Fry garlic and ginger in remaining oil; add wine and prepared sauce.
5. Mix cornflour with water and gradually add until thickened; return beef and broccoli and heat through.