Chinese New Year – Beef & Broccoli

Welcome to the Year of the Dog! A few fascinating entries have arrived already for the Chinese New Year event:

• Zorra presents Shrimps sweet & sour with mango (in German)
• Ulrike serves a bowl of Egg Drop Soup (in German)
• Kaffeebohne teaches her son how to eat with chopsticks – recipe for Beef with Curry Sauce included (in German)
• and Kochfrosch wraps up lovely Dim Sum (German, too),

Of course, these will be included in the complete round-up by the end of the month, too, but I just wanted to give you a taste ahead of the crowd .

And here is my entry to this event – nothing fancy, I’m afraid, but really tasty:

Beef & Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:

• 350 g beef steak
• 1 bunch of broccoli, about 1 lb
• oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 cm fresh ginger
• 2 hot green chilies
• a little chicken or veggie stock, as needed
• 1 bunch scallions / spring onions
• oil for the wok

Method:

Cut beef into thin strips and marinate with a good splash of oyster sauce. Meanwhile, chop broccoli into chopstick compatible pieces, thinly slice the chilies and finely chop or grate the ginger. Heat oil in a wok or large pan, tir-fry beef with marinade for 2 minutes. Add broccoli, ginger and chilies and stir for another 2 minutes. Add soy sauce and – if needed – a little chicken stock, let simmer for approx. 10 minutes. Chop scallions, add them to the wok and wait until heated through. Season with oyster sauce, and serve (with rice).

Tags: beef, Broccoli, Chinese