- prep: 10 min
- cook: 15 min
- total: 25 min
Summary
This Beef and Broccoli recipe is an easy and simple stir fry, flavored with fresh ginger and orange with almost no store-bought condiments- skip the takeout and try this homemade beef and broccoli!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. flank steak (sliced thinly against the grain (flat iron or another cut can also be used))
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce (divided)
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (omit if you don't like spicy, or add more if you want.)
- zest and juice of one orange (about 1 tablespoon zest and 1/4 cup juice)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced or grated)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (preferably toasted)
- 2 tablespoons water (plus more if needed)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil (or other oil, such as olive or coconut)
- 1 yellow onion (quartered and thinly sliced)
- 2 cups broccoli florets (from 1 large or 2 small heads of broccoli)
- cooked white or brown rice, cauliflower rice, or noodles (for serving (optional))
- sliced green onions and more sesame seeds (for serving (optional))
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 314 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 16 g 24.09%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 19.89%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 74 mg 24.57%
- Sodium: 1241 mg 51.72%
- Calcium: 54 mg 5.36%
- Potassium: 398 mg 11.37%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 13.76%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 15 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 6.11%
- Sugar: 8 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 6.08%
- Vitamin C 68.56%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat3
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq