Beef and Broccoli

So I got this recipe from a good friend and actually made it for the first time tonight! It was absolutely delicious! I really don't cook much asian food even though I love it, but I am glad I tried this because it was really good. My husband served his mission in Hong Kong and so he knows asian food, and he couldn't stop talking about it. SO now that I have talked it up...it better live up to its expectations :)

Beef and Broccoli

1lb top round beef steak
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 T. sugar
1/2 cup apple juice
4 T. cornstarch
2 cups water
2 cups fresh broccoli florets (I used more than it called for)
4 T. vegetable or olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 T. sesame oil
Cut beef into 2 in. strips; set aside. In a large skillet, stir-fry broccoli in 2 T. oil for about 5 min. over med. heat. Place broccoli in a bowl and set aside. Pour remaining oil in skillet and cook steak on med-high heat until browned. Add garlic and cook one minute. While steak is cooking, combine soy sauce, sugar, juice, cornstarch, and water in small bowl. Pour soy sauce mixture over meat and cook until thickened. Stir in sesame oil. Add broccoli and remove from heat. Serve over rice.

My friend's tips:
*I usually precut the broccoli and steak and put them in tupperware so when I go to cook, everything is ready.
*Sometimes I add sliced carrots! (I added carrots and I will add them everytime! They add so much to the flavor!)
*KEEP stirring the broccoli--it burns FAST.

Enjoy!