Jaden’s Beef & Broccoli

The Pioneer Woman, who I will blog about later, has a friend. Her friend is Jaden. Jaden has a new cookbook – the Steamy Kitchen. The Steamy Kitchen offers simple Asian cooking for the non-Asian cooking inclined (me). What a great idea!

When PW took on Jaden’s beef and broccoli, it looked so yummy that I knew I had to give it a try.

It was simple and took only 30 minutes tops — here’s the Recipe, via Pioneer Woman.

First, I sliced the tender flank steak. (I fought the urge to marinate for fajitas).

See the rest of my whipping up of Jaden’s beef and broccoli after the jump

Then, I chopped the broccoli and sang, “There is a lady I know…if I didn’t know her, she’s be the lady I didn’t know. But, lately she went downtown, she bought some broccoli….and she brought it – hooommmee…she’s chopping broccolee…choppin’ broccoligh…choppin’ broccoli-i-high” – Dana Carvey

Next, I pressed the garlic; this garlic press rocks. No smelly fingers.

I mixed the marinade and added the flank steak. It had to sit for 10 minutes.

Then, I prepared the stir fry sauce.

Setting the steak and stir fry sauce aside, I then steamed the broccoli. When the broccoli was bright green, I set it aside.

Making sure the pan was dry, I then added oil and garlic to the pan. The garlic frangrance filled the room.

After 30 seconds, I added the steak. Fried it on one side and then flipped to fry the other.

I added the stir fry mixture to the pan and coated the beef. Mine was a little on the watery side, so I let it cook down before I added the broccoli. I tossed the veggies and beef around to coat.

And, then I topped small bowls of rice with the beef and broccoli.

Review: simple, delicious, flavorful, and yes, I will make this again. Essentially, yum!
*Caveat: Little brother didn’t like it – but he doesn’t like any Asian cuisine. (More leftovers for me!)