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Sesame Beef with Broccoli and Carrots

Seared flank steak strips and crisp-tender broccoli and carrots in a glossy garlic-ginger soy sesame sauce, finished with toasted sesame seeds over fluffy white rice.

Sesame Beef with Broccoli and Carrots

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gFlank steaksliced thinly against the grain
  • 4⅓ cups florets400 gBroccolicut into bite-size florets
  • 3 medium180 gCarrotsthinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 1⅓ cups250 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 2⅓ cups560 gWater
  • 3 tbsp45 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 2¼ tsp10 gToasted sesame oil
  • 1½ tbsp20 gCanola oil
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tbsp grated10 gFresh gingergrated
  • 2½ tsp packed12 gBrown sugar
  • 1½ tbsp12 gCornstarch
  • 2¾ tsp8 gSesame seedstoasted
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionsthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Bring the rice and 400 g of the water to a boil in a saucepan, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes; rest off the heat, covered, 5 minutes.
  2. While the rice cooks, toss the beef with half the cornstarch in a bowl.
  3. Make the sauce: whisk the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, brown sugar, the remaining half of the cornstarch and 100 g of the water in a small bowl.
  4. Heat half the canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear the beef in a single layer for 2 to 3 minutes until browned and cooked to 145°F (63°C); move it to a plate.
  5. Add the remaining half of the canola oil to the skillet, then the carrot; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the broccoli and the last 60 g of the water, cover and steam 2 to 3 minutes until crisp-tender.
  6. Uncover, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry 30 seconds until fragrant.
  7. Return the beef, stir the soy sesame sauce and pour it in; toss 1 minute until glossy and thickened.
  8. Serve over the rice, topped with the sesame seeds and green onion.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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