Try Alpha BRAIN® for FREE Try Alpha BRAIN® for FREE Learn More
Beef and Broccoli Recipe

Beef and Broccoli Recipe

Written by
February 5, 2015
Updated March 31, 2021
Category: Recipes

Broccoli! Some days I love that word, dare I even say, crave it; other days, I absolutely despise it. I almost NEVER pass up the opportunity to eat it, though.

Broccoli is actually packed with every bit as much (and probably more) nutrition than most people realize. This little tree-like veggie contains loads of fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, a number of B vitamins, as well as minerals, but that’s not even the best part. Broccoli is part of a sulfur-containing family called cruciferous or brassica vegetables (kale, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, collards, turnips).

Yes, that’s right – sulfur, the same compound that feeds embarrassing, gas-producing colonic bacteria. So why would anyone ever want to eat something that can cause flatulence?! Simple, sulfur is detoxifying. No, not because you release toxic gas, but because the sulfur compound is necessary to generate the body’s most powerful antioxidant, glutathione. It is extremely hard to supplement glutathione so it must be generated inside the body and boosted with the food we eat; broccoli is one powerful booster! In addition, broccoli also contains indole-3-carbinol, or I3C.

For everyone, but especially you ladies out there, I3C is helpful in breaking down estrogens, pushing the good metabolites down the correct pathway, and helping push the cancer-causing metabolites out. Broccoli is a sulfur-containing estrogen buster that packs the body with nutrients so it’s important to find different ways to enjoy it! The following recipe is one of my favorite ways to eat a TON of this super veggie:

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs coconut oil or lard
  • 1 lb grass-fed flank steak (cut into 1 inch strips or pre-cut stir-fry meat)
  • 4 cups broccoli florets (preferably organic)
  • 1/2 large yellow onion (cut into strips)

Beef Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 -2 cups beef stock (grass-fed, organic)
  • 1 thumb ginger, freshly grated
  • 1/4 cup kuzu –or- 2 Tbs arrowroot powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried Thai chilies (optional, can use any pepper for heat)
  • 1/4 cup Bragg’s liquid aminos (add to taste)

Instructions

  • Melt 1 Tbs oil in large skillet or wok, add broccoli and cook until bright green (al dente)
  • Add the onions and cook until soft
  • While cooking the veggies: in a bowl, combine the beef sauce ingredients, cold
  • Add meat to skillet/wok and cook
  • Add beef sauce to skillet/wok and let cook for 5 minutes. Kuzu/arrowroot will thicken.
  • Serve and enjoy!!!
Brenda is a nutritionist who believes in using whole foods and the philosophies of functional medicine to help clients reach optimal health. She has a background in psychology, pre-medicine, and chemistry, and she is currently completing a certification in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. After seven years of working in Alzheimer’s Disease, neuroscience, and nutritional research, she left academia to utilize her acquired nutrition and research skills to help others.
Free shipping is offered on orders with a minimum subtotal of $100 less discounts. Free shipping is only available in the contiguous U.S. and excludes Fitness and Digital items.
For media inquiries please contact us at media@onnit.com.
With a subscription, you'll get your favorite Onnit products whenever you want at 15% off MSRP. All automatic, worry free, and with our same great money back guarantee.
Cancel or adjust your order at any time, hassle free. Your payment method will only be charged right before your order ships. The discount applied every time is 15% off MSRP or the current sale discount, whichever is greater. For more information, see the complete Onnit Subscription Terms & Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions.

Secure Shopping

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access any information on our website. We incorporate physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal information, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the encryption of all financial transactions through the website. We use industry-standard, 256bit SSL encryption to protect your personal information online, and we also take several steps to protect your personal information in our facilities. For example, when you visit the website, you access servers that are kept in a secure physical environment, behind a locked cage and a hardware firewall. After a transaction, your credit card information is not stored on our servers.