Velvet Beef and Broccoli
Velvet Beef and Broccoli

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, velvet beef and broccoli. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

This is how to tenderise beef with a Chinese restaurant method called "velveting beef". Also used for chicken, it's a simple, highly effective technique using baking soda that transforms economical beef so it's incredibly tender in stir fries and stir fried noodles. It's a quick and easy method that any home cook can do, any night of the week.

Velvet Beef and Broccoli is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Velvet Beef and Broccoli is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook velvet beef and broccoli using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Velvet Beef and Broccoli:
  1. Take 1 lb sirloin tip steak, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  2. Take 1 tsp baking powder
  3. Take 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  4. Get 1 medium onion, sliced
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks
  6. Make ready 2 small heads broccoli, chopped into bite-sized chunks
  7. Take 2 tbsp mirin
  8. Get 1/4 cup oyster sauce

Plus, the addition of broccoli turns Mongolian Beef into an incredible family loved stir-fry! The most important step in this recipe is to marinade the beef in a mixture of cornstarch and Chinese wine. The technique that most Chinese restaurants use to create that tenderised texture we love so much is called velveting. Velveting involves marinating the meat in a mixture of cornstarch, egg whites, and rice wine, before blanching in oil or water.

Instructions to make Velvet Beef and Broccoli:
  1. In a mixing bowl, toss the beef with the baking powder. Cover and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  2. Pull the beef from the fridge and season it lightly with salt and pepper. Add a splash of veg oil, then sear the beef in a large pan on high heat. Fry for about 3 or 4 minutes until the meat is browned.
  3. Add the garlic and onions to the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and broccoli and fry another 2 minutes. Add the mirin and fry another 2 minutes. Stir in the oyster sauce and 1/4 cup water and let cook a final 3 or 4 minutes until the broccoli is cooked but still has some crunch. Add extra salt and pepper as needed and serve.

Instead of blanching the marinated meat, I move. If you've ever paused mid Beef & Broccoli to wonder how Chinese restaurants get their stir-fried meats so silky and tender, you may be intrigued by the concept velveting and its implications in your kitchen. This is something I've been playing with for a while, as I've got… Velveting Different Meats. The velveting process ensures tender, silky pieces of meat in your stir-fry. I've already covered how to velvet beef and how to velvet chicken on the blog, so how is velveting pork different?

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