Simple Stir-Fry Broccoli {No Meat}

5 from 1 vote

This simple stir-fry broccoli is made without meat and is the perfect recipe when craving Chinese food. The sauce is homemade and made to your liking in less than 30 minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: people

Calories: 580kcal

Author: Dr. Nena Stefanovic

Ingredients

15.5 oz broccoli You’ll see that broccoli is the main veggie in this dish, but there are other veggies as well. You can stick to broccoli only or add as wide varieties as possible. I had cauliflower, red bell peppers, red onion, and yellow squash.
2 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
½ tablespoon sugar
2 ⅓ cup water
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon cornstarch optional
1 cup brown rice

Instructions

Prepare vegetables. Prewash vegetables and dry them with a paper towel. Let them air dry for about 10 min.
Prepare the sauce. Combine soy sauce, ⅓ cup water, sugar, and minced garlic in a bowl. As an option, add cornstarch. Wisk everything well and set it aside.
Important note: I prefer when there is not much sauce over the veggies, and I optimized this recipe to my liking. If you prefer a more robust taste with more sauce, double the amount of sauce ingredients.
Stir-fry vegetable. Pour the sauce over the vegetables and cook until the sauce has thickened. Make sure to toss vegetables frequently while stir-frying so that they stay crispy.
Serve over rice. I typically serve stir-fry over the rice. Before preparing your veggies for stir-frying, cook the rice (you can choose white or brown rice). My recipe is optimized for brown rice.
Add 2 cups of water to a pot and heat to boiling.
Wash 1 cup of brown rice under running water.
Add washed rice to the boiling water, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
Adding 1 tablespoon of butter to the rice while cooking is optional for a creamier taste.

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