Beef Broccoli and Cabbage Stir Fry
Beef, broccoli, and cabbage come together to make a great stir fry! This is an easy weeknight meal and you can make it even quicker by using leftover rice!
Equipment
- 1 Extra large skillet (cast iron recommended)
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups uncooked rice (brown or white- option to use previously cooked rice and add cold rice to the dish)
- 1 tablespoon + more to drizzle olive oil to cook beef and sauté vegetables
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 4 cups broccoli florets or diced stalks
- 2 ¼ cups onion, diced
- 4-5 large garlic cloves
- 3 cups green cabbage (slice ¼ inch thick then chop to 2-3 inches in length or dice)
- 1 ½ tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 2 tablespoon liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
OPTIONAL GARNISHES
- crushed red pepper
- light drizzle of maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Begin cooking the rice using my recommended parboiling method to remove the most arsenic. Meanwhile, continue preparing and cooking the remainder of the dish.
- Prepare vegetables by cutting florets (half them if they’re very large), dice the onions, smash/peel/chop the garlic, and slice then chop the cabbage. Add all to a large bowl and set aside until ready to use.
- Drizzle olive oil in a large skillet and heat to medium-high heat.
- Press ground beef with your hands to compress the meat before adding it to the skillet and break it apart with your fingers and chop with a spatula during cook. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cook for about 8 minutes or until browned. Transfer meat into a bowl with all juices and cover to keep warm.
- Return skillet to heat and add about 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add all prepared vegetables and sauté for about 5-6 minutes, scraping up any residue from the beef to help season the vegetables.
- The rice should complete its cook roughly at the same time as the vegetables are done.
- Add cooked meat and juices, along with 3 cups cooked rice, to the vegetable skillet. Add 1 ½ tablespoons sesame seed oil and 2 tablespoons liquid aminos/soy sauce.
- Mix all together and let it all warm through for a few minutes.
- Garnish with crushed red pepper and option tiny drizzle of maple syrup or honey to sweeten the slightest bit.