Easy Broccoli Stir-Fry with Ground Beef Recipe

Broccoli Stir-Fry with Ground Beef

All right, guys, you’ve seen the title in the thumbnail, and I know this is one of your favorite dishes from the Chinese takeout

I’m gonna show you guys how to make a broccoli stir-fry with ground beef, offering a hearty alternative to a quick and easy veggie noodle stir fry recipe. Y’all ready?

Giddy kitchen, let’s go.

Why You’ll Love This

Chinese takeout favorite dish

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Ingredients

Ingredients for broccoli stir-fry with ground beef

  • broccoli florets
  • ground beef
  • diced red and yellow bell peppers
  • diced onions
  • chopped garlic
  • olive oil

For the honey garlic sauce:

  • soy sauce
  • honey
  • rice vinegar
  • grated ginger
  • red chili flakes

For the cornstarch slurry:

  • cornstarch
  • two tablespoons of water

For cooking:

  • salt
  • pepper
  • one fourth cup of water

For garnish:

  • sesame seeds

Instructions

Instructions for making broccoli stir-fry

  1. To start, we’re gonna create our honey garlic sauce by taking this clean bowl.
  2. Add our soy sauce here, our honey, rice wine vinegar, our grated ginger, and our red chili flakes, and we’re just gonna get out of mix.
  3. Move this aside.
  4. Bring over our cornstarch.
  5. Take two tablespoons of water and to try our bowl without cornstarch.
  6. Mix this up to make our slurry.
  7. Head over to our cooktop.
  8. Crank up our cooktop over medium heat.
  9. Add our olive oil.
  10. As that oil heats up, add our onions and our bell peppers and cook these for about three to four minutes until they soften.
  11. After that two to four minutes, go in with your ground beef.
  12. Cook this for the next five to seven minutes breaking it up as you cook it, a common technique for delicious quick ground beef dinner ideas.
  13. Hit that with a little salt and a little pepper.
  14. Continue to cook it until that meat is brown and cooked all the way through.
  15. After about five minutes and our beef is cooked all the way through, add our chopped garlic.
  16. Cook this for another thirty to forty five seconds.
  17. After that forty five seconds, add our broccoli florets here.
  18. Give this mixed in.
  19. Add about one fourth cup of water.
  20. Take a lid and cover this up and let it steam for about four to five minutes, much like the convenience of a simple one-pan ground beef meal.
  21. After about four minutes, remove our lid.
  22. Give your honey garlic sauce a quick mix and then pour it over the top just like this.
  23. Stir everything together.
  24. Now what we’re gonna do is let this simmer, drop our heat down the load and we’re gonna let this simmer for about two to three minutes.
  25. After that two to three minutes, we want that sauce to thicken up for us to be a little caramelized.
  26. Add our slurry, give it a quick mix for you add it.
  27. Mix it real quick.
  28. Then let this simmer for another two minutes.
  29. After that two minutes, give this a quick stir, turn our heat off.
  30. Remove it from our cooktop over to our cutting board.
  31. Let this sit for about two minutes to let that sauce settle and thicken up.
  32. After about a couple of minutes, end this off by and a few sesame seeds here to the top.

Cooking Tips

Cooking tips for broccoli stir-fry

  • Take the stem off of it. That big big stem take that off of it. You just want the floor rips.
  • This is what you call a cornstarch slurry.
  • Perfectly bright green like you want it.
  • We want that sauce to thicken up for us to be a little caramelized, creating a rich flavor profile similar to what you’d find in an easy creamy beef pasta dish.

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Easy Broccoli Stir-Fry with Ground Beef Recipe

Recreate your favorite Chinese takeout dish at home with this simple yet flavorful broccoli stir-fry featuring tender ground beef and a delicious honey garlic sauce. Quick to prepare and incredibly satisfying, it’s a perfect weeknight meal.

  • For the Stir-Fry: Array
  • For the Honey Garlic Sauce: Array
  • For the Cornstarch Slurry: Array
  • For Garnish: Array
  1. **Prepare the Honey Garlic Sauce:** In a clean bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, grated ginger, and red chili flakes. Mix well and set aside.
  2. **Prepare the Cornstarch Slurry:** In a separate small bowl, combine cornstarch with two tablespoons of water. Mix until smooth to create the slurry. Set aside.
  3. **Cook Vegetables and Beef:** Heat olive oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat.
  4. Add diced onions and bell peppers to the hot oil. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until they begin to soften.
  5. Add the ground beef to the skillet. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks. Season with a little salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the meat is browned and cooked through.
  6. Add the chopped garlic to the beef and vegetables. Cook for another 30 to 45 seconds until fragrant.
  7. **Steam the Broccoli:** Add the broccoli florets to the skillet and stir to combine. Pour in 1/4 cup of water. Cover the skillet with a lid and let the broccoli steam for about 4 to 5 minutes until tender-crisp.
  8. **Finish with Sauce:** Remove the lid. Give your honey garlic sauce a quick stir, then pour it over the ingredients in the skillet. Stir everything together.
  9. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, allowing it to thicken slightly and caramelize.
  10. Give the cornstarch slurry a quick mix again, then pour it into the simmering sauce. Stir well to incorporate.
  11. Let the stir-fry simmer for another 2 minutes until the sauce has thickened to your desired consistency.
  12. Turn off the heat and remove the skillet from the cooktop. Let it sit for about 2 minutes to allow the sauce to settle and thicken further.
  13. **Garnish and Serve:** Garnish with a few sesame seeds on top before serving.

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