American Chinese Recipe
Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp
Chicken with broccoli, beef with broccoli, and shrimp with broccoli share the same menu logic: quickly cooked protein and broccoli in a brown sauce.
Recipe at a glance
| Purpose | High-frequency Chinese restaurant menu dish |
| Cuisine or format | American Chinese |
| Menu variation rule | Protein may be adjusted without creating a separate recipe family. |
Ingredients
- 12 oz chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu, or mixed protein
- 1 lb broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or mushroom sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, optional
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup stock or water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch slurry
Method
- Slice protein thinly and marinate with a little soy sauce and cornstarch if desired.
- Blanch or steam broccoli until bright green and crisp-tender.
- Stir-fry protein until nearly cooked and remove if needed.
- Stir-fry garlic briefly.
- Add sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer.
- Return protein and broccoli.
- Thicken lightly and serve with rice.
Variations and substitutions
- For chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, tofu, or mixed seafood variants, keep the same sauce logic and adjust the cooking time for the protein.
- For allergies or religious dietary needs, check sauces, broth, wrappers, cooking wine, and shared wok or fryer use.
- For takeout-style dishes, sauce texture matters: the sauce should coat the food rather than become a thin soup.