This was a recipe my mom made a lot and I love the combination of beef and broccoli together.

Soy sauce is often added to beef and broccoli because it’s an asian dish. Soy is not the superfood it’s touted to be! When long fermented, soy adds a great flavor to your food. BUT if it is not properly prepared, it can have significant detrimental effects to your health, mostly related to estrogen dominance symptoms in both men and women. These symptoms include things like moodiness, weight gain, breast development in men, heavy periods in women, and water retention. Luckily, commercially available long fermented soy sauce is now available at many grocery stores! Be sure the soy sauce you buy is long fermented.

You can serve this on it’s own or add on top of properly prepared wild rice.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients for Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

3-4 stalks of Broccoli (approximately 3-4 cups of cut broccoli)
1 lb Beef: Any cut will work, you want a cut that’s more tender. Loin roast cut was what I had on hand.
3 tbsp Tallow or Lard
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
Salt

Directions for Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Rinse broccoli. Trim off the stalks and any fibrous pieces, since these will not cook completely in 15 minutes. Cut broccoli into similarly sized pieces for even cooking.

Slice beef against the grain into long pieces. Don’t skimp on the cut! A tough cut of beef will make this a less enjoyable dish.

Melt tallow or lard in a pan. Heat to high and add broccoli pieces quickly.

Reduce heat to medium and stir broccoli. Cover with a lid for additional steaming. Allow broccoli to cook for about 8 minutes until soft.

Add sliced beef to the pan. Sprinkle additional soy sauce over the beef. Cover again.

Stir every 2 minutes to ensure even cooking.

When beef is just cooked, remove from heat and allow to rest slightly. Salt to taste so you don’t add too much soy sauce. I added about six shakes of salt to the entire dish.

Serve on it’s own, or on top of properly prepared wild rice. Serve alongside soy sauce on the table.