Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, velvet beef and broccoli. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Velvet the beef to make sure you have silky, smooth and tender beef. Velveting is a secret techniques used by Chinese chefs to seal in the moisture of protein while stir-frying. The key ingredients for velveting is corn starch. Blanch the broccoli in hot boiling water first before stir-frying.
Velvet Beef and Broccoli is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Velvet Beef and Broccoli is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have velvet beef and broccoli using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Velvet Beef and Broccoli:
- Prepare 1 lb sirloin tip steak, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- Make ready 1 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- Prepare 1 medium onion, sliced
- Prepare 1/4 cup bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks
- Take 2 small heads broccoli, chopped into bite-sized chunks
- Make ready 2 tbsp mirin
- Get 1/4 cup oyster sauce
The technique that most Chinese restaurants use to create that tenderised texture we love so much is called velveting. This is how to tenderise beef with a Chinese restaurant method called "velveting beef". Also used for chicken, it's a simple, highly effective technique using baking soda that transforms economical beef so it's incredibly tender in stir fries and stir fried noodles. It's a quick and easy method that any home cook can do, any night of the week.
Steps to make Velvet Beef and Broccoli:
- In a mixing bowl, toss the beef with the baking powder. Cover and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Pull the beef from the fridge and season it lightly with salt and pepper. Add a splash of veg oil, then sear the beef in a large pan on high heat. Fry for about 3 or 4 minutes until the meat is browned.
- Add the garlic and onions to the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and broccoli and fry another 2 minutes. Add the mirin and fry another 2 minutes. Stir in the oyster sauce and 1/4 cup water and let cook a final 3 or 4 minutes until the broccoli is cooked but still has some crunch. Add extra salt and pepper as needed and serve.
Also used for chicken, it's a simple, highly effective technique using baking soda that transforms economical beef so it's incredibly tender in stir fries and stir fried noodles. It's a quick and easy method that any home cook can do, any night of the week. Heat a large wok or a large deep skillet over high heat. When oil begins to shimmer, add the garlic and the drained meat. Stir fry, stirring constantly, until meat is no longer pink.
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