Mongolian Beef Broccoli "Rice" Bowls {Quick, Easy Recipe} (2024)

FAQs

Why is my beef and broccoli bland? ›

Perfect your sauce.

So many beef and broccoli sauces are just weak. They aren't bold enough to stand up to the beef and veggies, and end up wet and bland at the bottom of the pan. To make the most flavorful sauce, I use a base of jarred oyster sauce. It has a salty & rich punch that you just can't get anywhere else.

1 package of beef & broccoli with white rice (HT Traders) contains 290 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 54% carbs, 23% fat, and 23% protein. This is a good source of proteins (29% of your Daily Value) and vitamin c (27% of your Daily Value).

Flank steaks are the most popular choice for making a stir-fry. However, you can also use sirloin steak, skirt steak, Denver steak, or even beef chuck. Beef chuck steak is the most economical choice, but it does require some extra trimming. You'll want to remove the tough tissue from the steaks before frying.

Tender, juicy pieces of flash-fried beef are coated in a sticky, spicy Mongolian sauce which is seasoned with chili for that fiery kick, ginger garlic for aroma and brown sugar to balance it all. What is this? Mongolian Beef is served in Chinese restaurants and is especially very popular at P.F Chang's.

Our recipe for Mongolian beef sauce includes oyster sauce, soy sauce, tamari soy sauce (as a replacement for dark soy sauce), chili sauce, sugar, and cooking wine. Check the ingredient list to see precise amounts. Don't forget that you can scale the recipe up and down!

Broth: Many versions of this dish use beef broth, but you can also find it made with chicken or vegetable broth. Soy Sauce: Soy sauce is one of the main ingredients that you'll find in nearly every version of Chinese brown sauce.

✓ Broccoli Beef

It contains 150 calories, 7g total fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 13g carbohydrate, 9g protein, and 520mg sodium. Compared to the other beef items on the menu, it is lower in calories and higher in fiber than most. It is also one of the lower-sugar items, at 7g per serving.

Storage & Reheating

Leftover beef and broccoli will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days and it reheats well. I recommend reheating it in the microwave until hot before serving.

The Benefits of Rice, Chicken, and Broccoli

A popular combination of meals for bodybuilders is rice, chicken, and broccoli. It is indeed a very simple yet effective meal. The benefits are quite simple, it helps bulk up the body and refuel a lot of energy.

While there are several ways to velvet, a pound of meat needs about two teaspoons of cornstarch and two teaspoons of oil, says Leung. You may also include two to three tablespoons of water. For beef, add a 1/4-teaspoon of baking soda for tenderizing. Additional seasonings are optional and vary from recipe to recipe.

How to make beef tender like Chinese restaurants? ›

Velvet the beef: The velveting technique involves tenderizing, marinating, and a quick searing of the meat. To tenderize: Sprinkle with baking soda (the secret Chinese meat tenderizer). To marinate (a quick marinade): Add basic beef marinade and mix to coat evenly. Let marinate for 15 minutes or up to overnight.

That's because restaurants use baking soda or cornstarch to tenderize the meat. It's a process called velveting beef. While the beef is tender (artificially so), it's lacking true beefy flavor. I gave up ordering Mongolian Beef years ago once I figured out how to make it better at home.

Despite its name, the dish has nothing to do with Mongolian cuisine. Mongolian beef is among the meat dishes developed in Taiwan where Mongolian barbecue restaurants first appeared. Thus, none of the ingredients or the preparation methods are drawn from traditional Mongolian cuisine but rather from Chinese cuisine.

One of the primary reasons for very poor flavor profiles and poor texture in feedlot beef, as well as commodity poultry and pork, is the heavy use of DDGs in the rations. DDG's have virtually no bioflavonoids and cannot depart any flavor to the end product. DDGs create a very poor, almost mushy, texture.

Even a quick marinade or dry rub can make a difference, so toss your meat, fish, or veggie in something flavorful, like olive oil and lemon juice, some mustard and herbs, or just a sprinkle of garlic and chile powder.

Cook your beef and vegetables in this enhanced broth and it will not be bland! Add salt and pepper to taste! If it's bland add more until it's not! Some enhancers: Add a dash of soy sauce, or Worcestershire sauce, or a spoonful of pomegranate molasses, or a spoonful of Marmite, or a bit of anchovy paste.

Add plenty of pepper and some salt and it should taste better. Using beef stock or red wine is better than water for the liquid. Use just enough to cover the meat and vegetables. It's better to use less liquid if possible so you don't end up having to thicken the stew later with corn starch or similar.