Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Rice

Steps

1. Slice the beef thinly across the grain — short fibres are what keep it tender in a fast fry. Cut the broccoli into small florets.

   5 min

2. Stir the soy sauce, honey, cornstarch, chilli flakes and 4 tablespoons of water into a smooth sauce.

   2 min

3. Sear the beef in half the sesame oil in a very hot pan for 1–2 minutes, until browned outside and still pink inside. Lift it out.

   3 min

4. Add the rest of the oil and the broccoli with 3 tablespoons of water, cover and steam 3 minutes, until bright green and just tender.

   4 min

5. Add the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds, return the beef, pour in the sauce and toss until it thickens and coats everything.

   2 min

6. Serve over hot rice with sesame seeds and sliced green onion.

   1 min

Serving suggestion

Rice noodles work instead of rice, and take the same sauce.

Storage

Keeps two days in the fridge. Reheat fast in a hot pan; a microwave overcooks the beef.

Notes

Flank steak or rump work as well as sirloin, as long as they are cut thin and across the grain.