| Five Spice Beef with Broccoli Chinese Cooking | |
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| prep time: 00:10 cook time: 00:10 serves: 3 cost: $3.00 | |
| 8 oz filet or rump steak 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/2 t finely grated ginger 1/2 t five-spice powder 2 T peanut oil 4 oz broccoli florets 1 t dark soy sauce 1/2 t salt 3/4 c hot water 2 t cornstarch 1 t cold water Bunch of chives, snipped into 1" lengths | Cut steak into thin slices, then into narrow strips. Mix together with garlic, ginger, and five-spice powder. (You can pay a lot for the five-spice powder at Wegmans, or buy it for less at an Asian food store.) Heat wok. Add 1 T of oil and stir fry broccoli over high heat for 4 minutes. Remove. Add 1 T of oil and stir fry meat for 3 minutes. Add broccoli, soy sauce, salt, and water and heat to simmering point. Mix cornstarch with cold water and pour into wok, stirring continuously until liquid thickens. Toss in chives, stir. |