I bought some Broccoli the other day at the supermarket. What to make with it? I poked through the freezer and found a package of thinly cut chuck steaks. I know exactly what this will become: Beef and Broccoli.
A quick recipe search at the Souped Up Recipes site and I was in business. Mandy always comes through. I thinly sliced the steaks across the grain, made up the marinade and let them sit in the fridge for a few hours. Meanwhile I put together a sauce, also from that same video to pour over the beef while it would be grilling.
The Blackstone's heated up and ready. Water is hot and ready for steaming the broccoli on the stove. Out to the Blackstone we go.
One addition to the usual Beef and Broccoli - mushrooms. Get them going first -
Broccoli's in the steamer for less than 5 minutes, I want to maintain the lively green color and the crunch. So into an ice water bath it goes when done, then out to the griddle.
Beef strips searing away -
This goes quickly. Add minced garlic, the sauce and the broccoli. Mix it with the beef and mushrooms -
Instead of serving over white rice (we had rice with the recently made Jambalaya), pre-cooked Soba Noodles are heated on the griddle -
Bring it all inside and dinner is served -
Fortune cookies, too!
I've made this before but followed different recipes. This recipe from Souped Up Recipes is simply outstanding. I'll admit this was much better than the Beef and Broccoli we usually get from our local Asian takeout. The flavors were right on. I made certain the beef wasn't overcooked (still a bit of pink in the center) and the broccoli had that perfect crunch.
Despite the little bit of prep work in making the marinade, the sauce, slicing the beef, mushrooms and broccoli and dicing garlic, this comes together very quickly!
If you haven't made Beef and Broccoli in a while (or ever) give this a try. Blackstone not necessary. A wok or a large saucepan will do fine.
Thanks for checking out today's Beef and Broccoli dinner!
Regards,
-lunchman
A quick recipe search at the Souped Up Recipes site and I was in business. Mandy always comes through. I thinly sliced the steaks across the grain, made up the marinade and let them sit in the fridge for a few hours. Meanwhile I put together a sauce, also from that same video to pour over the beef while it would be grilling.
The Blackstone's heated up and ready. Water is hot and ready for steaming the broccoli on the stove. Out to the Blackstone we go.
One addition to the usual Beef and Broccoli - mushrooms. Get them going first -
Broccoli's in the steamer for less than 5 minutes, I want to maintain the lively green color and the crunch. So into an ice water bath it goes when done, then out to the griddle.
Beef strips searing away -
This goes quickly. Add minced garlic, the sauce and the broccoli. Mix it with the beef and mushrooms -
Instead of serving over white rice (we had rice with the recently made Jambalaya), pre-cooked Soba Noodles are heated on the griddle -
Bring it all inside and dinner is served -
Fortune cookies, too!
I've made this before but followed different recipes. This recipe from Souped Up Recipes is simply outstanding. I'll admit this was much better than the Beef and Broccoli we usually get from our local Asian takeout. The flavors were right on. I made certain the beef wasn't overcooked (still a bit of pink in the center) and the broccoli had that perfect crunch.
Despite the little bit of prep work in making the marinade, the sauce, slicing the beef, mushrooms and broccoli and dicing garlic, this comes together very quickly!
If you haven't made Beef and Broccoli in a while (or ever) give this a try. Blackstone not necessary. A wok or a large saucepan will do fine.
Thanks for checking out today's Beef and Broccoli dinner!
Regards,
-lunchman
