Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry with Noodles, a complete meal that can be cooked in well under 15 minutes (apart from marinating). Everything you need is on this plate: protein, carbs, fibre, a whole range of vitamins and minerals, and above all, that unique Asian flavour that keeps us wanting for more. This is restaurant quality from the comfort of your own home.
Take aways have the bad reputation of being unhealthy, greasy and loaded with sugar. Yet, they are tasty, so there's no wonder why they are so popular. But how about having the same tasty meal that actually is healthy, and it's made with fresh, good quality ingredients?
You won't believe how easily this can be achieved. No need to be a Master Chef, anybody can cook a delicious dish at home. And with very little prep too.
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How to tenderise the beef
I cooked this dish several times, and with different cuts of beef. I found that the best beef for this stir fry is the BEEF FILLET STEAK that is very tender and cooks in a matter of a minute of so.
If you go for the stewing beef chunks that are meant to be cooked slowly in order to get a tender meat, that won't cook as fast and are not quite the best for a stir fry.
You can, however, make the stewing beef cook faster by tenderising it with a rolling pin, an bashing it well until it's nearly flat. Do make sure the strips are small, so they can cook faster.
Marinating is another great way of tenderising the meat, this not only make the meat a lot more flavourful, since it's soaking all the fantastic flavours, but also more tender.
Another tip is to never overcrowd the pan, cook the beef in batches, to make sure it cooks through, it doesn't need more than 1-2 minutes on a high heat. And there you have, tender beef, just how it should be, cooked to perfection. Your easy beef noodles recipe is pure delish.
Step-by-step photos and instructions
Once the meat has rested in the marinade, the rest is so easy and quick. All you have to do is cook the noodles separately according to the package instructions. I love the thinner egg noodles, but you can use anything you like, vermicelli, ramen, soba noodles, etc. They all have a distinct texture and taste, but work well in this dish.
As for the sauce, l don't buy the ready made ones, they are way too sweet. Make the sauce yourself, it's super easy and brings so much flavour. Again, just simple ingredients that are the very foundation of many Chinese dishes: light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, a tiny little bit of brown sugar and corn flour.
- heat up the oil, add the marinated beef chunks, and stir fry on high heat for a minute of so until no longer pink
- remove from the pan and set aside
- heat up remaining oil, add the ginger, garlic and spring onions, and fry for about 30 seconds or so until fragrant
- add the broccoli florets, and stir fry until tender
- toss in the noodles and beef, plus the sauces, and give a good stir
- garnish with freshly chopped parsley
How easy! Who needs to order a take-away?
Easy swaps
This dish is absolutely delicious. The beef and broccoli stir fry goes wonderfully well with noodles, but also with rice. Make the stir fry the same way, but instead of adding the noodles to the pan, add the cooked rice on a plate and top with the stir fry. Absolutely delicious!
If you happen to have any leftover roast beef from you Sunday roast, follow the same instructions of cooking the broccoli, and once that's ready, add the leftover beef. And you have a fantastic leftover roast beef stir fry.
Alternatively, use any other leftover meat that you have around. As for the veggies, you can add any other leftover vegetables too, or fresh ones like: carrots, peas, green beans, mushrooms, peppers and the list can go on and on. Do give it a go!
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Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry with Noodles
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornflour (corn starch)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
For the stir fry
- 1 beef fillet steak (300 g, 10 oz)
- 1 broccoli head
- ½ onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon ginger puree
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 nests of egg noodles
Instructions
- Start by making the marinade. In a bowl, combine one tablespoon of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of dark soy sauce, half a tablespoon of corn flour and half a tablespoon of sesame oil and stir.
- Use a meat tenderizer to bash the beef strips really well, until almost flat.
- Add them to the marinade, cover the bowl with kitcken foil and leave to rest for at least an hour.
- Boil the noodles according to the package instructions. Drain the water, add a splash of sesame oil and toss well. Set aside.
- Add half of the vegetable oil to the wok and fry the beef strips in batches, about 2 minutes on each side, until cooked through.
- Remove from the wok and set aside.
- Add the remaining vegetable oil to the wok, chop the onion, garlic and ginger and fry for about 30 seconds.
- Break the broccoli into small florets, add to the wok and stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce: soy sauces, sesame oil, rice vinegar and sugar, and pour it over the broccoli.
- In go the beef and noodles, stir well to combine, add the chopped parsley and remove from the heat.
- Serve immediately.
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Gene Randel says
Hi daniella, I couldn’t change it, my phone wouldn’t let me put 5 star and I don’t know how to change it. I make this all the time now, it’s so easy and wonderfully tasty!!
Daniela Anderson says
Thank you for that, much appreciated!
Gené Randel says
Hi again! I’ve also just noticed that the written recipe calls for sugar but that ingredient is not listed. I took a chance and added 1/2 tablespoon of brown sugar. I hope this works!!🤞🤞
Daniela Anderson says
Hi Gene, thank you for your comments. Sorry l have just seen the comments, l hope the recipe turned out alright. Terribly sorry that the instructions were not too clear, l usually write the posts at night when little ones are asleep, it looks like I had not double checked properly before posting.
Indeed, the other half of the cornflour is used towards the end when making the sauce. Brown sugar works perfectly here, you used a good amount. Sometimes, people leave the sugar out, it is up to one's taste. Although the brown sugar does make the sauce tastes better.
I have updated the recipe now, I hope you liked it.
Gené Randel says
Hi Daniela, thanks for your response and fixing the recipe 😃😃. It turned out great! I’m making it again tonight by special request from my husband. Thank you for sharing your excellent recipe!!
Daniela Anderson says
Hi! That’s great! Glad that you enjoyed the recipe. I’m a big fan of beef, and this stir fry is by far my favourite. 😊 l need to make some more soon.
Gené Randel says
This is definitely my favourite beef recipe. We try to keep red meat to a minimum and I can buy one nice steak to split between two people. The flavours are perfect and the recipe is very forgiving!! Another bonus is that I have all of the ingredients, that’s unusual for a Chinese recipe 😁😁
Daniela Anderson says
Hi Gene! Thank you for your comment! I am glad you like my recipe, but I must admmit I am a bit confused about the 2 star rating?