Recipe - Sesame Beef and Broccoli

Recipe - Sesame Beef and Broccoli

2 servings Preparation 10 min  Cooking 15 min 330 calories per serving  Ingredients 2 1/4 cups broccoli, cut into florets, stalks peeled and diced 260 g 2 green onions/scallions, thinly sliced 30 g 1 clove garlic, minced 240 g rib eye steak, or strip loin , cut into 2 cm strips 1 3/4 tsp sesame seeds 5 g 2 tsp canola oil 10 mL 1/3 cup water 85 mL 2/3 cup chicken broth 170 mL 2 tbsp soy sauce, low-sodium 30 mL 1 tbsp cornstarch 8 g 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.1 g ground pepper to taste 1 tsp sesame seed oil 5 mL Before you start Keep the serving plates in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve. Method Prepare the vegetables : Cut the broccoli florets into small pieces, peel the stalks then dice them into ½ cm pieces. Thinly slice the scallions and mince the garlic. Cut the beef perpendicular to the grain into 2 cm strips. Set aside. Put the sesame seeds in a small pan and heat them over medium heat a few minutes, with some stirring, until they are lightly coloured. Set aside. Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the beef then sauté, stirringoccasionally, until golden-brown, about 4-5 min. Season with salt and pepper, then take the beef out of the skillet and transfer it to a plate. Add the scallions and garlic to the skillet. Cook over medium heat about 1 min, with stirring, until they are lightly golden-coloured, then add the broccoli and water. Cook, with occasional stirring, until the mixture is dry, about 3 min. Meanwhile, combine the broth, soy sauce, and cornstarch in a small bowl, then pour this mixture over the broccoli. Cook, with constant stirring, until the mixture is no longer cloudy, 1-2 min. Put the beef and any accumulated meat juices back into the skillet. Cook, with stirring, until the beef is heated through, 1-2 min. Remove the skillet from the heat, then stir in the sesame oil and seeds. Serve.