Beef with broccoli

In this episode I will teach you how to make the classic dish beef with broccoli. I will teach you everything from the tenderizing technique to how to make one of the Chinese mother sauce. Brown sauce Yield 1 Quart approximately 1T Oil ½ Bunch green onion 1 Knob ginger roughly sliced 3cloves Garlic 2.5C Soy sauce ½ C Dark soy sauce 10oz Oyster sauce ½ C Sugar ¼C Rice wine ½C Ketchup 1/4tsp Red food coloring Mix all ingredients together and place in a container. Method: Place oil into wok and stir fry the onion, ginger and garlic until aromatic, do not brown. Add the remaining ingredients, cool, refrigerate and let sit overnight. At this point the sauce is extremely salty. This can be stored for quite some time due to the salt content. When ready to use add approximately 1 quart of white chicken stock. Taste, to make sure the salt content is good. You may need more or less chicken stock depending on your salt enjoyment. Tenderizing Process Beef 1pound Flank steak cleaned and sliced thin ¼ tsp Salt 1/8 tsp White pepper ½ tsp Baking soda ½ tsp Soy sauce Place meat in bowl. Add all ingredients and mix until incorporated. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 40-50 times, don’t worry you won’t break it. This will help tenderize the meat. 3 Tbs Water 2oz Corn starch Add in slurry and mix until fully incorporated. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 40-50 times. 3 Tbs Water Add in the water and stir until absorbed. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 40-50 times. 1 Eggs Add in egg and mix until fully incorporated. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 40-50 times. 1 Tbs Oil Add in Oil and mix until fully incorporated. Store mixture overnight. Beef with Broccoli One Serving 8oz tenderized beef 1Tbs fry oil or as needed 2 dry, fried chilies 1tsp finely chopped ginger 1tsp finely chopped garlic 6oz Brown sauce 4oz blanched broccoli Slurry as needed Method: Place beef in the deep fryer at 300˚F and cook until golden brown. Make sure you move the beef around or it will stick to the fryer. Remove from oil and place in a bowl with absorbent paper. Put aside. Put one T of oil in the wok and add in chilis, garlic and ginger and cook until very aromatic Be careful not to burn! Add in sauce and stir until garlic and ginger is fully incorporated. Add in meat and stir until the sauce coats the meat. Add the broccoli and stir until the broccoli is fully covered by the sauce. Adjust thickness of sauce with slurry in necessary. Serve with pork fried rice.