Easy Beef and Broccoli
The BEST and EASIEST beef and broccoli made in 15 min from start to finish. And yes, it’s quicker, cheaper and healthier than take-out!
Ever since we moved to Hollywood, Jason and I have been ordering delivery several times a week. There are tons of fun restaurants we’re just dying to try out but once we get home, we’re just too tired to leave the house again. Plus, Butters makes it really difficult for us to leave.
But as convenient as delivery is, I just can’t keep waiting 60-90 mins for them to come! Plus, the food is always cold by the time it hits our table. So when I had a beef and broccoli craving the other day – a craving I have at least once a week – I just had to try Carrian’s easy version of this.
And yes, it really is the EASIEST beef and broccoli I have ever made! The slow cooker version of mine is great too, perfect for when you work an 8 hr day, but this – this is on your dinner table in 15 minutes, and this includes the prep time! But don’t be fooled by the easiness of the recipe – it’s just as flavorful and tasty, if not better, than take-out!
Easy Beef and Broccoli
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain
- 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, chicken stock, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, cornstarch, Sriracha, ginger, red pepper flakes and 1/4 cup water; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add steak and cook, flipping once, until browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in broccoli and soy sauce mixture until tender and slightly thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Loved this! Took a while to get all the ingredients together but completely worth it. Will be much quicker next time I cook it! Delicious and very quick to cook once you have raided your cupboards for the ingredients x
Glad you enjoyed it!
This recipe is delicious and so saucy! This will be repeated in our household. First time making and loved it!!!Thank you!
Awesome, Eric. Thanks for sharing with us!
I made it it came out delicious. I didn’t add ginger, sesame oil, and siracha, but it was still delicious. Thanks for the recipe
Okay, wow, I can’t believe how good this was! Thank you soooo much for the recipe. It is my new go-to favorite! My husband loved it, which is a hard thing to achieve.
Thank you thank you thank you!
Oh wow, thank you Maria! That’s awesome.
WAAAYYYYY too sweet. Cut all of the sweeteners in half.
I LOVE this recipe!
It has all the requirements for being perfect: Delicious, quick, customizable, and easy!
I have made this recipe just the way it is (and its perfect). I’ve done it with chicken instead of beef, asparagus instead of broccoli, over noodles, over rice, you name it, its always good. There have been weeks I’ve used this recipe twice in the same week and no one complained.
I wanted to love this dish so much, but as much as I loved the ingredients and the flavor it was extremely salty (I even used reduced sodium Tamari) and the liquids called for, including the 2/3 cup of soy sauce were much more than necessary. I had to add at least an extra 1 1/2 teaspoons of cornstarch to get the sauce to thicken, but there was still way too much sauce and it was extremely salty. I did enjoy the flavor, but am trying to figure out how to make it less salty and to reduce the amount of sauce. Next up, am going to make your Easy Thai Shrimp Soup. It looks and sounds amazing!
I usually use regular soy sauce, but only 1/3 of a cup. This helps with the saltiness and the extra liquid. If you put it over noodles the extra sauce is awesome, it’s more like beef and broccoli chow mein.
Oh so good, found this in a frenzy trying to get a decent quick dinner on the table after a stressful day and this was amazing!! It does make a ton of sauce, and I needed to add another tbsp of cornstarch to thicken. Amazing flavor, and was quick as promised. I left out the red pepper flakes since we have little ones. Works well with snap peas too for those who realize after starting that they’re out of broccoli. Thank you for a new favorite!
Really good recipe, I used chicken and chicken stock instead of beef and it was still really good, thanks 🙂
I made this tonight for my 2 teenage boys and husband and it was hit, delicious.
Are the nutrition facts representative of the entire recipe or of a single serving? If it’s a single serving, the amount of sodium is extremely high.
The nutritional information is for a single serving.
Instead of using the rice wine vinegar what can i use to substitue it ?
Here is a list of possible substitutes:
http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/smart-choices/rice-wine-vinegar-substitute
Delicious! Love it! I didn’t change a thing and it was perfect. I have loved every recipe of yours that I have tried so far so I knew this would rock and it did 🙂
Have anybody made this with chicken breasts? Do you think it would work? I’ve made it with beef skirt as I can’t find flank beef in our shops and we love it.
Yes, absolutely.
Thank you so much for this recipe! It truly is quick, easy and delicious! I’m eating my leftovers for lunch as we speak!
I loved the flavor of this but, as other readers have said, my sauce was very watery. Followed directions to the letter. Next time I wouldn’t add the quarter cup of water.
Use more flour next time to thicken it, use your best judgement as it also came out watery the first time I tried this recipe.
Great recipe, thanks! tweaked it a bit. Marinated the beef in the sauce mixture, took it out, then sauteed it along with some sliced onions, minced garlic and used fresh ginger instead of ground. Added the marinade and broccoli last. Turned out great!
Can I leave out the rice vinegar? Or do I have to substitute it with something? I have found out that I do not like it! I bought it for a different recipe and couldn’t even eat that meal 🙁 but everything else just sounds so good so I still want to try making this!
Yes, you can omit as needed.
Very good. Flavorful and just a wonderful dish to prepare!
Thank you! This recipe was delicious and my husband loved it. He couldn’t get enough!