Beef with Broccoli

Some days or more hectic than others and hectic days for me mandate a quick and easy meal.  Stir fry is a good example and one of my favorite stir fry dishes is Beef with Broccoli.  I like the following recipe because the sauce only has 3 ingredients but it brings lots of flavor to the dish.  My local Sprouts market sells precut lean stir fry beef which is perfect in this dish.

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Ingredients:
1 pound flank or other lean steak, sliced against the grain
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
¼  cup low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
1 pound fresh broccoli florets, cut into bite size pieces
¼ cup water
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
2 tsp. minced ginger

Sauce
¼  cup oyster sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Directions
Place beef in a Ziploc bag, sprinkle with cornstarch and add the soy sauce. Seal the bag and press it around in your hands to coat meat with marinade. Let the meat rest on the counter for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add beef strips (Unless you have a large pan you may choose to cook beef in two batches). Cook 1-2 minutes. The beef should be barely cooked through and very tender. Transfer meat to a dish and cover to keep warm.

Empty skillet, return to stove and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and the broccoli. Toss to coat and then add water; cover. Reduce the heat to medium and steam broccoli for 2 minutes. Uncover, push broccoli one side and add garlic and ginger.  Cook for about a minute.  Add beef back into pan and stir to combine. Add sauce and stir once again. Increase the heat to medium high and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1-2 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Serve.