{"id":28123,"title":"Chinese Beef and Broccoli","modified":"2025-02-06T11:36:43+01:00","plain":"Beef and broccoli is a delicious combination... I want to say brown and green but that doesn't sound very poetic. Anyway, despite broccoli not being the most popular vegetable, prepared this way it can be given even to the fussiest infants! Trust me!  \n\n\n\nA truly magnificent dish\n\n\n\nThe origins of beef a,d broccoli\n\n\n\nSo here, I tried to investigate where exactly this dish came from without success or if it had an interesting history. All I found is that beef with broccoli is not 100% native to Chinese cuisine and would be a cousin of chop suey. If someone has a lead on the precise origin of beef with broccoli, let me know!  \n\n\n\nIngredients for stir-fried beef with broccoli\n\n\n\nDark soy sauce and light soy sauce: It is essential to get both for a truly authentic taste. The difference between the two soy sauces is explained here in my article on the subject \n\n\n\nShaoxing wine: This is the quintessential Chinese cooking wine! Substitutes exist but obviously, nothing beats the original.  Come learn more about what it is, where to buy it and how to replace it here\n\n\n\nAs usual, we start by searing the meat with the aromatics \n\n\n\nSesame oil: A classic in Asian cuisine, it gives a delicious taste. Be careful not to overuse it though, its powerful flavor can easily overpower the rest of the ingredients. Learn more in my article on the subject.  \n\n\n\nTips for successful beef with broccoli\n\n\n\nThis recipe is delicious as written, but you can change the ingredients to customize it to your taste if you wish.\n\n\n\nMeat: Instead of beef chunks, try ground beef, sliced chicken breast, shrimp, pork tenderloin or cubed tofu... the possibilities are endless!\n\n\n\nThe dish is almost finished! Look at this beautiful color \n\n\n\nVegetables: Don't hesitate to add other vegetables such as sliced carrots, bok choy, mushrooms, snow peas, bell peppers, ... \n\n\n\nAdditions: You can add sriracha or chili oil for some heat. Cashews, sesame seeds or almonds can be delicious for texture. \n\n\n\nIf you liked this recipe, then you'll love my beef with onions! If you're not sure how to choose your soy sauce, come discover my complete article on the different types of soy sauces  \n\n\n\nThe classic beef with onions\n\n\n\n\n\n\tChinese Beef and Broccoli\n\t\t\n\t\tA delicious authentic Chinese beef and broccoli recipe that's super simple to make\t\n\t\n\t\tWok\t\n\t\n\t\tSauce2 tablespoons cornstarch60 ml water3 teaspoon   of sugar1 tablespoon   dark soy sauce  1.5 tablespoon   of light soy sauce  1 tablespoon   of Shaoxing wine 0.25 tsp   of Chinese five-spice powder1 tablespoon   of sesame oil  1 pinch   black pepper0.5 teaspoon   saltOtherCooking oil360 g thinly sliced beef1 clove   of garlic, minced1 teaspoon   of ginger, minced1 broccoli cut (just the upper part, don't use the large thick stem)230 ml water\t\n\t\n\t\tMix the sauce ingredients togetherOver high heat, with a little oil, brown the beef for 1 minStir the meat for 10 seconds and add the ginger and garlic. Mix until the beef is no longer pink Add the sauce and water and mix quicklyAs soon as it boils, add the broccoli and mix to coat it with sauce until it thickensLower to medium heat and stir for 5 min until the broccoli is cookedServe over rice\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseChineseBoeuf, Huile de s\u00e9same, Ma\u00efzena, Sauce soja dark, Sauce soja light, Vin shaoxing","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}