Ginger-lemon Beef And Broccoli

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1/3 cup soy sauce, reduced-sodium
• 1 tablespoon liquid honey
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon butter, divided
• 1 lb boneless beef grilling steak, cut into thin strips
• 1 onion, cut in half and sliced
• 6 cups broccoli, pieces
• 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, grated (or 1 tsp. ground)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, whisk a little of the milk into cornstarch to make a smooth paste. whisk in remaining milk, lemon zest, soy sauce, honey and hot pepper flakes; set aside.
• 2 heat a wok or large skillet over high heat. add beef and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until browned; transfer to a bowl. add remaining butter to pan, then onion and stir-fry for 1 minute. add broccoli and ginger and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until onion is tender. return beef and accumulated juices to pan.
• 3 whisk milk mixture and pour into pan. cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, for about 2 minutes or until thickened. stir in lemon juice.
• 4 cooking tip: grate the lemon zest and the ginger on the fine-side of a box cheese grater. grating the ginger gets the most from the flavor in the short cooking time of a stir-fry.
• 5 cut the prep time by buying precut beef stir-fry strips and pre-cut broccoli.