Sunday, January 30, 2011

Beef with Broccoli


This started off with a recipie but diverged so much I feel I can take credit. It's a narrative with a lot of photos to be sure to read to the bottom for all the ingredients for the sauce.

take 1 lb steak (I use round steak because it's cheapest) and slice it thinly.
Coat the meat with a thin coating of flour (optional, not sure I'd repeat this again) and
allow to marinate in:

1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp tomato powder/tomato paste
1/2 tsp ground dried habenero peppers (to taste)
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbs white wine.

Now prepare the vegetables!

You will need
1 lb froze broccoli florets
1 medium onion, diced
8oz mushrooms, sliced (hint - try slicing with an egg slicer!)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1. heat some oil in a wok and fry the onions over medium low heat until just golden. Remove and put them back in their bowl.
now, fry the mushrooms on medium until golden brown and put them back in their bowl.
While you're waiting for the mushrooms cover the frozen broccoli with saran wrap and microwave it for several minutes until the broccoli is warm and steamed.

After you've put the mushrooms back in their bowl, add the chopped garlic to the pan
And then the marinated beef and cook until the beef is done.
Now add back the rest of the vegetables, including the broccoli.
Allow the veggies to cook until warm and then coat with the special sauce made by combining

3 tbs oyster sauce
2 Tbs white wine
1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
2 Tbs OJ

Toss to coat and heat through and you're done! Grab your rice from the oven*, and get ready to eat!

* I think i taught you how to make rice in the oven before: It's really much easier than you think.
preheat oven to 375. Place 1.5 cups brown rice in the bottom of a 9x9 glass baking dish. add 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tbs butter, cut into pieces. Pour 2 1/3 cups boiling water over the top and cover tightly with foil. bake 1 hour. Done perfect everytime (recipe courtesy of America's Test Kitchen)

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