Hunan Beef with Broccoli | Yan Can Cook | KQED

beef

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Lean beef is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Lower sodium option for a healthier profile.

Cut the flank steak into small pieces, using a technique of 'cut and put' to keep the workspace tidy.

Marinate the beef with 1-2 tablespoons of dry sherry and a tiny bit of corn starch and pepper.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of soy sauce to the marinade.

Turn on the wok and heat it up.

Chop 1 piece of garlic and add it to 2 tablespoons of oil in the hot wok.

Add the marinated beef to the wok and stir-fry until it's about 90% done, then remove it from the wok.

Chop up the broccoli and add it to the wok, stirring to keep it green.

Prepare the sauce by combining 1/3 cup chicken broth, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil, 1 pint hot pepper sauce, 1 teaspoon vinegar or rice vinegar, and a tiny bit of sugar in the wok.

Optionally, add chopped onion to the sauce.

Return the beef to the wok and mix everything together, cooking until done.

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