hello hi everyone! Wesley here. Today we’re taking a shot at one of my favorite stir fries of all time, which is a broccoli beef stir fry. For those not familiar, a broccoli beef stir fry is an entirely American creation, and is one of the more popular dishes that you’ll come across in Chinese take out spots throughout the states. It features a tender seared steak, flash cooked crispy broccoli, and a savory sauce based that heavily relies on the use of the big 3 that you will now have come across in many Woo Can Cook recipes for deeply savory sauces: dark soy sauce, black vinegar and oyster sauce. We’ll also be using this one as an opportunity to explore the use of baking soda and corn starch, which is going to help us science our way to the most tender piece of steak that I have ever created. Hope you try it.

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb top cut angus sirloin (or flank steak)

• 2 large heads broccoli

• 4 cloves garlic

• 1 tbsp (about 1 inch) ginger

• 1/4 cup stock

• sesame seed

• peanut oil

INGREDIENTS (marinade)

• 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/4 cup water

• 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or 2 tbsp full sodium soy sauce)

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 1/2 tsp white pepper

• 1/2 tsp corn starch

INGREDIENTS (sauce)

• 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or 2 tbsp full sodium soy sauce)

• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 2 tbsp black vinegar

• 1 tbsp doubanjiang

• 2 tbsp lao gan ma

• 1 tbsp shaoxing wine

• 2 tbsp corn starch + water