Easy beef and broccoli recipe (20 minutes)

This 20-minute beef & broccoli recipe is perfect for a busy person. You need something quick and easy after a busy work day? This is exactly what you want to make for dinner. This is my version of restaurant style beef and broccoli and it's so good!

A quick 20-minute beef & broccoli recipe to make for dinner

Some days I really don't feel like cooking and I need something quick and delicious to make. But sometimes making some delicious takes forever to make since there are so many ingredients involved. My easy beef and broccoli recipe is just what you're looking for when it comes to flavor and ease. Keep reading to make this delicious recipe at home.

Prep everything ahead of time

prep is very important when it comes to this recipe. It's the main reason I was able to get this cooked in 20 minutes. If you start your day by defrosting your meat and chopping your veggies you'll save so much time. So if you kick off your day with prep you'll have so much more time to relax after you cook.

Beef & Broccoli without the fish sauce

One reason why I wanted to make this recipe is because some restaurants make beef & broccoli with fish sauce. I'm allergic to seafood so I wanted to make one of my favorite dishes without the fish sauce that I can eat whenever.

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Easy beef and broccoli recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

Meat and marinade

• 1 lb stir fry steak (you can get this cut at the grocery store)
• 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon Baking soda

Sauce

• ½ cup Beef stock
• 3 tablespoon Soy sauce
• 2 teaspoon Brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch

Stir-fry

• 1 head of broccoli cut
• 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoon Minced garlic
• ½ White onion chopped

Instructions

 

• Prep your veggies ahead of time before you start anything else. Chop up the broccoli and onion. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to a pan on the stove and soften up the veggies. Set aside. In another bowl mix up the sauce.
• In a medium sized bowl, add the steak and everything else under the Meat and marinade section. Mix it up with a spoon and cook on the stove top on medium heat until slightly pink still. Add the softened veggies and sauce. Let the beef & broccoli sit until it starts to thicken. This takes about 5-6 minutes.
• Serve this on a bed of white rice eat alone. I had some rice with my beef & broccoli. It was delicious!

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