cheapo broccoli beef
(1 RATING)
What I love about this recipe is that it is versatile and can be prepared any number of ways. I have used an oriental mix of vegetables in place of the broccoli and carrots. I have used chicken or pork in place of the beef. I can adapt it to serve as many or few people as I need to (I never know when my son or daughter will pop in for dinner and the grand babies love this meal!). I hope you enjoy this as much as my family.
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 - a whole crowd
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 - 2 pounds cheap cut of beef (usually use roundsteak)
- 2 cups fresh broccoli or 1 - 16 oz bag frozen broccoli
- 2 cups fresh sliced carrots or 1 - 16 oz bag of frozen carrots
- 1 package per person, oriental flavored ramen noodles
- 1 tablespoon corn starch per person
- 1/2 cup hot water per person
- 2 tablespoons oil
- - soy sauce
- - salt and pepper
How To Make cheapo broccoli beef
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Step 1Prep: Cut beef into bite sized pieces. Kitchen scissors makes this quick and easy. Cut broccoli and carrots into bite sized pieces. Sprinkle with soy sauce. Measure hot water and add seasoning packets from noodles and corn starch. Stir until dissolved and set aside.
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Step 2Cook: Heat skillet or wok on med to med high heat.
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Step 3Add oil.
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Step 4Add meat and stir fry until done to preference.
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Step 5Add vegetables at any stage and stir fry to preferred tenderness. Since I am usually cooking multiple servings, I cook the meat and vegetables separately.
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Step 6Remove meat and vegetables, leaving drippings in pan.
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Step 7Stir cornstarch mixture and slowly add to skillet, stir with a wire whisk until clear and bubbly (mixture will be cloudy until properly cooked.) If sauce is too thick, add hot water a little at a time until preferred consistency. If sauce is too thin, mix 1 - 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to enough water to make a paste that is pouring consistency and pour into sauce. Continue in this manner until the sauce is to your desired consistency.
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Step 8Add meat and vegetables to sauce and let simmer a few minutes until everything is hot and bubbly.
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Step 9Boil noodles per package direction, or until just tender. You don't want to over cook the noodles!
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Step 10Spoon the sauce mixture over hot noodles.
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Step 11Sprinkle with soy sauce, salt and pepper.
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