Classic Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry, With a Twist
We’ve taken the classic Asian combination of sesame beef with broccoli, stir-fried in a sweet-spicy sesame sauce, and made it into a one-pan meal thanks to the addition of toothsome Japanese soba noodles. Thin, fast-cooking buckwheat noodles are a favorite in our homes. Not only are they delicious, because they’re made with buckwheat, they’re a good source of iron and protein, therefore substantially healthier than their white-flour counterparts. We love how they compliment the flavors and textures of this easy Asian one-pan dinner.
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Spicy Beef Soba Bowl Sauce—AKA Our Secret, Make-Everything-Delicious Sauce Recipe
Our beef and broccoli noodle recipe is really just a beef stir-fry with some soba noodles added to it for a little extra bulk and texture. What makes it truly delicious is the lightly spicy, slightly sweet Asian-ish sesame sauce. The broccoli florets really soak it up, and it slicks the soba noodles perfectly, too. Here’s what you’ll need for this heavenly broccoli beef soba bowl sauce:
- Soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
- Honey
- Limes
- Sesame oil
- Sriracha
- Bird’s eye chili. These are also sometimes just called “Thai chilis”. If you have a hard time finding fresh chilis, you can substitute red pepper flakes.
- Fresh garlic and ginger.
How to Make This Broccoli-Beef Soba Bowl Recipe
Five easy steps—and about 20 minutes—are all that stand between you and a hearty, healthy, dinner. Here’s how to make this beefy soba noodle bowl:
- Slice your skirt steak (unless a kindly butcher did it for you!) and marinate the slices in cornstarch, honey and soy sauce (or tamari, or coconut aminos.)
- Simmer that soba! Most packages soba noodles only need 3-4 minutes to cook. Be sure to boil them in lots and lots of water—they like to have room to move around.
- Steam your broccoli florets. You can use fresh or frozen—whatever you prefer.
- Sauce! Whisk together that gingery, garlicky spicy sesame sauce.
- Stir-fry! Stir-fry the marinated beef, and then add the broccoli, and finally the soba noodles. And voila! Time to dish up! You just made broccoli beef noodle bowls!
Tools You’ll Need:
- Large stock pot (for cooking the soba noodles.)
- Sharp knife.
- Cutting board.
- Large skillet or wok for stir-frying.
- Small bowl and whisk for making the sesame sauce.
- Steamer basket.
More Bowl Recipes
Customizable, and often pretty healthy, we whip up some version of “bowls” for dinner more often than we’d care to admit. They’re just so perfect for a busy night, and we always feel pretty good about serving them to our family. Here are a few of the recipes we rely on week after week:
Stir-Fry Success!
We hope you love this broccoli beef soba bowl! Let us know how it turned out. Snap a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see. We love to celebrate your successes!
