Beef with broccoli

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, and liquid aminos is often cheaper.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a healthier thickener, while flour is a common pantry item.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is heart-healthy, while canola is cost-effective.

Make the mother sauce by mixing regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, rice wine, and ketchup in a bowl.

Sauté garlic, ginger, and green onions in oil until aromatic, then add to the mother sauce and stir.

Cut flank steak on a bias into thin strips for tenderizing.

In a bowl, combine the flank steak with soy sauce, salt, baking soda, and white pepper, mixing well.

Add water and cornstarch to the meat mixture and stir for 3-4 minutes.

Let the meat absorb the water for tenderizing.

Add a whole egg to the meat mixture and stir to coat, then add oil and mix well. Let it sit overnight for best results.

Add chicken stock to the mother sauce until it reaches a desired taste, usually about 1 quart.

Heat oil in a wok or sauté pan and sauté garlic and ginger until aromatic.

Add 6 oz of the brown sauce to the wok and a slurry to thicken the sauce.

Cook the tenderized beef in the wok, stirring for about 2 minutes until golden brown.

Transfer the cooked beef into the sauce and add broccoli, mixing everything together before plating.

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