Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli

This stuff was good! When we make it again I think I will double the sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 pounds flank steak, thinly sliced and chopped into 2 inch pieces*
• 1 cup beef broth
• ⅔ cup soy sauce
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (I used vegetable)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 2 tablespoons corn starch + 4 tablespoons cold water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grease the inside of a slow cooker. Add steak, beef froth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and chili flakes. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours.
2. 25 minutes before serving, uncover the slow cooker. In a small bowl whisk corn starch and water until dissolved. Add to slow cooker and stir. Cover and allow to cook another 20-25 minutes.
3. Just before serving, boil broccoli for 3-4 minutes. Drain, stir broccoli into slow cooker, and serve.

* If you can't find any sliced, just buy a roast and freeze it for a couple of hours, then slice it yourself. 

Beef with Broccoli

3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided (2 then 1 tablespoon)
1/2 cup water, plus
2 tablespoons water, divided
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lb boneless round steak cut into thin 3-inch strips (grass fed pasture raise happy please)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
4 bunches of broccoli cut into florets steamed in the microwave for 3 minutes
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground ginger
rice

In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water (more if needed, I used about ¼ of a cup) and garlic powder until smooth. Add beef and dip. In a large skillet or wok over medium high heat, stir-fry beef in 1 tablespoon oil until beef reaches desired doneness; remove and keep warm. Stir-fry broccoli in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes. Return beef to pan. Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and remaining cornstarch and water until smooth; add to the pan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Serve over rice.

NOTE: I just added broccoli to the beef/chicken in the last stage, it came out great. Corbyn even liked it! 

Chicken & Broccoli Stirfry

The kids and I really liked this dish, Todd was same old. He didn't LOVE it but he didn't hate it either. 

 Ingredients:

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped/ 1 tsp minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger (we omitted this)
• 1 cup chicken broth (I used about 1 1/2 C)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions:

1. Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic and ginger. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is brown.
2. Add 3/4 cup of the broth, the soy sauce and sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring twice.
3. Add broccoli. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center and broccoli are crisp-tender.
4. Mix cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup broth; stir into chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened. 
5. I actually could have added more cornstarch, it wasn't as thick as I would have liked.