Easy Ground Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry
Easy ground beef & broccoli stir fry with a savory sauce made from simple ingredients. A quick weeknight meal that's better than takeout!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef sauteed in a drizzle of olive oil
- ½ tsp ground ginger or grate in a little fresh ginger
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ⅔ cup water or beef broth
- ⅔ cup coconut aminos
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cups cooked broccoli or fresh broccoli florets quickly steamed until crisp-tender
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add your ground beef and break it into small pieces as it cooks. Once the beef cooks and becomes browned, drain if needed.
- In a small bowl or Pyrex measuring cup, whisk together your sauce ingredients: coconut aminos, brown sugar, water, cornstarch, ground ginger, garlic powder, and sesame oil.
- Pour the sauce over your cooked beef. Stir and let it bubble for 4–5 minutes until glossy and thick. If it gets too thick, lower heat and splash in a little water.
- Fold in your crisp-tender broccoli. If using fresh, blanch it quickly and dunk in an ice bath to keep that gorgeous green color.
- Spoon everything over white rice, brown rice, jasmine rice, or even cauliflower rice.