Foods This Allergen-Friendly Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry is a easy, healthy, and delicious meal that the whole family will love.
A few years ago, my son asked for broccoli for his birthday. True story.
I’m not sure why broccoli gets such a bad rap, because my family loves broccoli. It works great in stir frys, quiches, soup, roasted (try it with coconut oil, seriously!) and steamed with lots of yummy Kerrygold butter. What’s better? Broccoli is not just delicious, but it’s packed with lots of great vitamins too!
Hopefully (since you’ve landed on a recipe post featuring broccoli), you already like broccoli and I don’t have to convince you of its virtues.
Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe
Want to know what’s so special about this Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry recipe?
This recipe is special because it is free from common (and some less common) allergens! Allergic to dairy, wheat, soy, corn? No problem. I designed this recipe to work for our families special dietary needs and hopefully it will work for yours too!
The Special Ingredient…
There is one ingredient in this Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry recipe that you may not be familiar with: coconut aminos. Coconut aminos are a fantastic substitute for soy sauce.
Just take a look at the ingredients listed on the back of a bottle of soy sauce:
Water, wheat, soybeans, salt, sodium benzoate.
or another bottle:
Water, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, caramel color, potassium sorbate.
Most of the things in both of those lists are ingredients I’d like to avoid putting in my body and my children’s bodies. Enter: coconut aminos.
Ingredients: Organic coconut sap aged and blended with sun-dried, mineral-rich sea salt.
Great alternative. There are no questionable ingredients and it’s an organic and GMO-free product. Worst part: it’s pricey, but so worth it. Buy the big bottle and you’ll save a lot of money in the long run (and it will last a long time too!).
Broccoli and Beef Stir Fry (Soy, Wheat, and Corn Free)
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef sirloin steak or boneless ribeye steak, or minute steak
- 1 pound broccoli florets about 2 lbs whole head broccoli, cut from the stalks into medium sized florets
- baking soda
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup lard/tallow/coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon pure stevia extract
- 1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger or ½ tsp ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons Oil for the fry pan
- xanathan gum/ guar gum/ tapioca starch enough to thicken sauce to desired consistency
Instructions
- Cut beef into thin strips.
- Coat beef in baking soda and let sit for 15 minutes.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients together except the beef, xanathan gum, and broccoli.
- Rinse meat and pat dry.
- Pour marinade over beef and let set for 20 or more minutes.
- Steam the broccoli florets until tender, but don't overcook them because you don't want mushy broccoli in your stir fry.
- Drain broccoli and spray with cool water.
- Heat a large skillet or wok. Pour in 2 T. of oil.
- Add meat and let sit cooking for 1-2 minute before turning. Cook for 2-3 more minutes, until browned.
- Add the broccoli and xanathan gum a little bit at a time and stir until thickened.
Nutrition
If you try this Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry recipe, please let me know how it turns out! It’s always good to hear from others who have tried out my recipes.
I tried this recipe today! My God it was so bad. I felt like I was drinking coconut oil. It tasted and smelled like cocount. Why would you put so much coconut oil in it. If I will ever try this recipe again I would omit coconut oil all together. It was such a waste of my time money and ingredients
Iroda,
Sorry to hear you didn’t like the recipe. It’s a big hit in our house and doesn’t come out coconuty at all. How much coconut oil did you use in the recipe?
I just bought some coconut aminos! Great to see a recipe. Looking forward to trying it out!
Let me know how you enjoy it! I hope it turns out well for you 🙂
Man oh man. You speak my language girl…meat. I made this for dinner tonight and it was delish (I used more meat than the recipe called for though).
I usually double this recipe for my family because I have BIG eaters! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Just found your site today and have a growing list of keto friendly recipes to try. Thank you for all the extra insight & tips you give in each post. I see someone had issue with the coconut oil amount. I learned my kids like the refined (more neutral flavor) coconut oil vs the unrefined kind (that I prefer in my keto coffee 😋). Just thought I would share since that can change the overall taste of a dish. Blessings!