Broccoli Beef

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	41%	36%
sweetener	12%	11%
thickener	1%	2%
aromatics	100%	2%
vegetables and beans	132%	80%
fat	9%	3%
salt	0%	0%

Where it stands out

• #1 of 37 for sauce cling
• #37 of 37 for crisp vegetables

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

64 g	1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
79 g	1/3 cup water
53 g	1/4 cup brown sugar
14 g	1 tablespoon canola oil (or grapeseed oil or another neutral cooking oil)
3 g	1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 g	1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
454 g	1 pound beef sirloin
4 g	1 teaspoon sesame oil
5 g	2 teaspoons cornstarch divided
600 g	1 medium head broccoli
450 g	3 green onions
27 g	2 tablespoons canola oil (or grapeseed oil or another neutral cooking oil, divided)
44 g	3 tablespoons water
1 g	1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1 g	1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
	Sesame seeds (optional, for serving)
	Fresh cilantro (optional, for serving)

Method: 9 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Stepped out of my comfort zone with this recipe. it came out excellent. I was oil-deprived so olive oil was used for all oils in the recipe. I used 1/2 tsp of dried ginger and it turned out great. I was a bit confused in a couple areas. Adding a tbsp of oil an” — a cook, 5.0★

“I'm glad I tried it! It was fairly simple, and my husband and son loved it. I left out the ginger. I found the recipe to be slightly confusing, as one step of setting aside cornstarch mixture a second time didn't seem to get used. I just ignored that, and foll” — a cook, 5.0★