How to take a cheap cut of thin beef steak and make extremely tender mouth-watering pan seared thin broccoli and beef in a garlic butter cream sauce. So quick and easy!
Course Dinner, Lunch
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author April Boller Wright
Ingredients
1/2tspbaking soda
3 tsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
2 tsp any kind of vinegar. I used balsamic
1 lbany thin cut beef steak (I used thin sirloin)
2tbsp unsalted butter
2garlic cloves minced
Cream Sauce
1/2cupheavy whipping cream or do half milk half heavy whipping cream
2tbspunsalted butter
salt for taste
pepperfor taste
Broccoli
1 head broccoli
1/4 tsp red crushed peppers (optional)
Instructions
I didn't cut beef steaks but you can cut yours into smaller pieces if you like. To a ziploc, the first 4 ingredients then add the steaks. Make sure the tenderizer liquid coats all the beef steaks. Let the steaks sit at room temperature for 30-35 minutes. Remove the steaks and with a paper towel, pat dry. In a small pot with 1/4 cup of boiling water over medium-high heat, add the broccoli. Cook for 3-8 minutes until your desired tenderness.
How to cook beef and broccoli
Heat a nonstick skillet or a cast iron skillet over high heat. Once the skillet is very very hot add 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter. Add two tablespoons of butter if you are cooking all of the beef steaks together and not in batches. If you are cooking the beef steaks in two batches, reserve one tablespoon of butter for the second batch of steaks.
Give the skillet a twirl so the butter can coat the entire skillet. Add the steaks. You may have to add the beef steaks in batches. Do not overcrowd the skillet or the steaks may steam. Do not move or disturb the beef steaks. Let them cook for 30-45 seconds on each side. Remove the steaks and place them in foil and cover.
For the garlic butter cream sauce
In the same skillet, heat the remaining butter over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted add the garlic and red crushed pepper. Cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the heavy whipping cream and stir scraping up the bits from the pan. Add the beef steaks back into the skillet then add the broccoli. Toss to coat the beef steaks and broccoli in the garlic butter cream sauce. Serve immediately with mashed or baked potatoes.
Notes
To lighten up this dish feel free to use half and half or a combination of heavy whipping cream and milk. *The recipe's total time from start to finish does not include the 30-35 minutes tenderizer marinade time.