An Easy Vegan Beef And Broccoli Recipe; Ready In Under 30-Minutes. Making It A Great Weeknight Dinner. Loaded With Fresh Broccoli, Beyond Beef Steak Tips And The Best Homemade Stir Fry Sauce. Just Like Takeout But Better!
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Why This Recipe Works
- Ready in under 30 minutes.
- Minimal ingredients.
- Classic take-out favorite turned vegan.
Ingredients
- Beyond Steak - a plant-based beef substitute read our full Beyond Steak review or substitute Gardein plant-based meat substitute.
- Fresh Ginger - gives this dish a warm, spicy and peppery taste.
- Coconut Aminos or Low Sodium Soy sauce - you can also substitute a low-sodium Tamari sauce or Gluten-Free Tamari.
- Light Brown Sugar - adds just enough sweetness and complements the heat, salt and savory notes.
- Corn Starch - to thicken the sauce. You can substitute tapioca starch.
- Sesame Oil - very distinct, strong nutty earthy flavor.
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Variations
Vegetables: Feel free to add ½ cup of vegetables such as sliced carrots, bok choy, mushrooms, snow peas or bell peppers. If using carrots, add them at the same time you cook the broccoli, so they will be steamed together.
For vegetables that cook faster like mushrooms and snow peas, you can add them halfway through steaming the broccoli. Then return them to the pan at the end of cooking, at step 6.
Substitution
You can use frozen Broccoli instead of fresh.
If you can’t find or don’t have any Beyond Steak on hand you can also use mushrooms. Shiitake or Portobello mushroom - 6 large mushroom caps. Sliced up into about ⅚ strips per cap.
Tip
Use low-sodium soy sauce if sodium is a concern for you.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Make the brown sauce by mixing together the fresh ginger, minced garlic, hot water, low sodium soy sauce, light brown sugar, black pepper, salt and sesame oil. Whisk in the cornstarch (the hot water helps to dissolve the cornstarch). This creates a slurry effect to help thicken the sauce when cooked. Set aside.
Step 2: Stream the broccoli. Add about ½ cup of water with about 20 ounces of broccoli and steam on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes and remove from pan.
Step 3: Cook the vegan beef according to package instructions. Add the sauce, and stir until it thickens, about 30 seconds.
Step 4: Stir in the broccoli, and toss until the vegetables and beef are all covered in sauce. Add salt and pepper as needed.
Step 5: Add any garnishes you want like sesame seeds and green onion and serve the vegan beef and broccoli over rice or noodles.
Recipe FAQs
It's a relatively healthy dish that's low in carbohydrates and high in protein. However, the meat based recipe can be made with fattier cuts of beef. This vegan version is lower in overall fat. A healthy choice for anyone looking for lower fat option recipes.
The Beyond Steak tips are made of primarily of water, wheat gluten, faba bean protein and water, expeller-pressed canola oil, salt, natural flavor spices - garlic & onion powder, pomegranate concentrate, yeast extract, sunflower lecithin and fruit and vegetable juice color
Buy them online here.
Storage
Store - in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove top.
Freezer - you can store this recipe in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month. But it’s really better fresh. The broccoli will get mushy. Thaw in the fridge before reheating.
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Vegan Beef And Broccoli
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice - cook according to package instructions
Vegan Beef and Broccoli Ingredients
- 1 head Broccoli - 4 cups Broccoli Florets cut to bite-size florets
- ½ cup Water - to stream broccoli
- 1 bag Beyond Steak
Soy Ginger Stir Fry Sauce
- ½ cup Hot water
- 6 tablespoon Coconut Aminos or Low Sodium Soy sauce - you can also substitute a low-sodium Tamari sauce or Gluten-Free Tamari.
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar - packed lightly
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon Fresh Ginger - grated
- 2 teaspoon Garlic - minced from 3 cloves
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Salt - if using non low sodium soy sauce do not use.
Toppings
- Optionally - top with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and red pepper chili flakes.
Instructions
Sauce
- Make the brown sauce by mixing together the fresh ginger, minced garlic, hot water, soy sauce, light brown sugar, black pepper, salt and sesame oil. Whisk in the cornstarch (the hot water helps to dissolve the cornstarch). This creates a slurry effect to help thicken the sauce when cooked. Set aside.6 tablespoon Coconut Aminos or Low Sodium Soy sauce, 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar, 2 tablespoon Sesame oil, 1 ½ tablespoon Cornstarch, 2 teaspoon Fresh Ginger, 2 teaspoon Garlic, ½ teaspoon Black pepper, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ cup Hot water
Prepare Vegetables
- Stream the broccoli. Add about ½ cup of water with about 20 ounces of broccoli and steam on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes and remove from pan.½ cup Water, 1 head Broccoli
Prepare Vegan Beef
- Cook the vegan beef according to package instructions. Add the sauce, and stir until it thickens, about 30 seconds.1 bag Beyond Steak
Assembly Ingredients
- Stir in the broccoli, and toss until the vegetables and beef are all covered in sauce. Add salt and pepper as needed.
- Add any garnishes you want like sesame seeds and green onion and serve the vegan beef and broccoli over rice or noodles.
Notes
Notes
- Soy Sauce substitute: you can substitute low-sodium Tamari, coconut aminos, or liquid aminos.
- Leftovers & storage: Leftovers of this dish will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for about 3 days.
- Use low-sodium soy sauce if sodium is a concern for you.
- Nutritional information does not include rice just the vegan beef and broccoli mixture.
Shellie
This came out great. We're still having a difficult time finding the Beyond Steak around here, but when I do this is our go-to recipe. Thanks!
Shellie
This sounds delicious. I don't have any cornstarch. Can I substitute tapioca or arrowroot? Finally found Beyond Steak locally. Looking forward to trying it in this recipe.
Nija Clark
Hello Shellie,
Yes, arrowroot and tapioca are good substitute for cornstarch. The ratio for arrowroot is 1:1 and for tapioca it’s 1:2. Please let us know how it turns out.
Enjoy 😊
Victoria Kline
My whole family loved this! Easy recipe with good flavor. My husband added chili flakes to his for a little spice. A keeper for sure!
Anonymous
❤️ this recipe. So easy to make and delicious. We read your review and decided to try the Beyond Steak. Very beefy indeed.