Beef with Broccoli without the Guilt

Posted on February 28, 2008

Beef with Broccoli without the Guilt

Here in the Cucina Bella household, we are pretty big fans of Chinese food. It only takes a passing mention of Chinese food to get us debating about ordering it — take Chinese New Year. Cate mentioned that she had to order her Chinese food dinner and I couldn’t get to the takeout menu fast enough. Good timing too, since I wasn’t sure what to make for dinner that night.One of the few main dishes that we can all agree on is Beef with Broccoli. Shawn tolerates the broccoli, Will savors it and we all like the meat. But face it, Chinese food isn’t too good for you. At all. Okay, yes, that was the understatement of the year.

The funny thing is that when I made this, I wasn’t expecting Beef with Broccoli. In fact, I didn’t know what to expect at all. This recipe comes from One-Armed Cook, a great cookbook for the busy mom. This took all of 10 minutes to cook, but did need to be marinated for several hours. Still, it was easy peasy.

Oh, and I was able to make this “one-armed.”

Beef with Broccoli without the Guilt
serves 4
Adapted from One-Armed Cook

1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp pepper
1 large or 2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 cup extra light olive oil
1 slab of flank steak
steamed broccoli

Whisk together soy sauce, ginger, pepper, garlic, sesame oil and olive oil. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag and add the flank steak. Refrigerate over night to marinate, or do as I did and leave it on the counter to marinate for 2-3 hours.

When it’s time to cook, turn your broiler on high.

Place the flank steak on a broiler pan, reserving the marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and set aside.

Cook the flank steak under the broiler on the highest rack for 4 minutes on each side. Remove from oven and let sit a few minutes before slicing against the grain.

Meanwhile, place the saucepan with the marinade over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 5 minutes. Serve over the steak with a side of steamed broccoli.

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3 Responses to “Beef with Broccoli without the Guilt”

  1. Tonia on February 29th, 2008 5:02 pm

    Sarah, this looks fabulous. I always order Beef & Broccoli from our local Chinese restaruant. This is going on my menu for the coming week. I always add water chestnuts when I order, so I might throw some of those in.

  2. Rachel@fairycakeheaven on February 29th, 2008 8:57 pm

    Oh my god my favourite chinese meal!!! throw in some boiled rice and I’m in heaven!!!

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