Easy Keto Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry - This low carb and keto stir fry recipe is a perfect weeknight family meal as it is ready in under 20 minutes. Serve over steamed or fried cauliflower rice to make it a complete meal!
How to make keto beef and broccoli
To start with this easy recipe, all we need is 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients which are thinly cut steak, soy sauce, low carb sweetener, minced garlic, ginger, avocado oil, xanthan gum, beef broth, and 4 cups of broccoli florets. Everything can be easily found in your grocery store.
First we brown the thinly sliced steak in avocado oil over high heat. We want to make sure we get the pieces nice and browned for extra flavor.
After the steak is browned, remove it from the pan to a bowl or plate and set aside.
Now we can start to cook our broccoli. I used florets that were pre-cut, you could also use frozen florets if you want.
Add a little more oil to the pan and cook the broccoli over medium heat until it is fork tender. This will take about 10 minutes.
Now we can add in all of the good stuff to bring it all together. That would be soy sauce, minced garlic, ginger, beef broth and low carb sweetener. All of the ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card below.
Serving suggestions
This keto beef and broccoli stir fry recipe is perfect served over steamed or fried cauliflower rice. Follow my tutorial for cauliflower rice here.
Into beef recipes? Check out my recipes for Ground Beef Stroganoff, Avocado and Beef Quesadillas, Bacon Onion Bombs, Meat Lovers Spaghetti Squash Casserole.
Easy Keto Beef and Broccoli - 20 Minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Avocado oil, divided
- 1 ½ Pound Thinly Sliced Steak, (see notes)
- 4 Cups Broccoli Flourets
- ½ Cup Soy Sauce (use tamari for gluten-free soy sauce)
- 3 Tablespoons sugar free granulated sweetener (see my favorite on Amazon), (see notes)
- 1 Tablespoon Minced fresh Garlic
- 2 teaspoons Ginger paste, (see notes)
- ¼ Cup Beef Broth
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum, (see notes)
Instructions
- In a large skillet over high heat, add 1 tablespoons avocado oil (or olive oil). Add in the thinkly sliced steak and brown on both sides in the hot pan. Remove from pan to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and add in 1 tablespoon avocado oil. Add in the broccoli florets and sauté' until tender, about 10 minutes. You can make this process go by more quickly by adding a couple tablespoons of water and covering with a lid to let the broccoli steam.
- Add the beef strips back to the pan with the broccoli. Add in the sauce ingredients :soy sauce, swerve, garlic, ginger, broth, and xanthan gum. Stir to combine and let thicken for a few minutes. Season with red pepper flakes for a little added heat if desired.
Notes
- Thinly Sliced Steak - You can use any steak you like, just keep in mind cheaper cuts will be more tough than more expensive cuts. I would go with a sirloin and cut against the grain but skirt steak or flank steak works as well. Be sure to cut the steak against the grain.
- Ginger Paste - This ingredient is found in most grocery stores in the produce section. I like it for it's convenience, but if you want to avoid the added ingredients, you can also use fresh minced ginger
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.
Jordan Richard says
Hello! How do you portion out the servings? Thank you!
Dianne says
Hi I would love to know what make skillet upu use for stove to oven recipes..NB love your videos, email recipes etc 🙂 xox
jenniferbanz says
I use Le Creuset
Tonya says
I literally cooked this in the 30 minutes I had this morning before leaving for work. It is simple, quick and delicious!! Thank you so very much!!
Tonya says
I forgot to rate my last post …. Sorry
Darlene says
This was really good! Easy to make. Another one for my dinner rotation. Also first time trying cauliflower rice. We haven't had a meal like this in years, so it was a great change!
silvia says
Wow!!!! Just WOW! SUPER F**KIN DELICIOUS! Thanks Jennifer!! Will definitely make again! 💙
Tee Mitchell says
I cooked this today Thank You it really taste great. I did three skillets one for shrimp, chicken and beef with broccoli. Family couldn’t believe it was keto. Thank you again.
Mai Nguyen says
This recipe was delicious and so easy to make! I actually made the sauce and then marinated the beef in it. I used ribeye and that was so soft & tender! I added portabella mushrooms too! Great recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Eileen says
Easy recipe to follow, and it was so delicious. Rivals any Chinese restaurants’ Beef and broccoli
I used less sweetener in mine. Just personal preference
Chrysi says
Delicious! I made this for my family and everyone raved! Next time I may cut the sweetener down by half, otherwise this recipe is a winner! Thank you!
Tammy says
Jennifer is this a dish that can be frozen?
jenniferbanz says
Yep!
Eva says
What is the serving size per person?
jenniferbanz says
1/4th of the recipe
laura says
I made this tonight and I added red peppers it was fabulous!!
Vincent says
4 cups of florets... that is a volume measurement for a non liquid, please make it in oz, grams, stone as a measurement so the rest of the world doesn't have to wonder how the US does a volume measurement with a solid (i am not doing a displacement test for a recipe).
jenniferbanz says
Hello Vincent, this is an American website and we do not use the measurement "stone." Don't you think it is a bit thick of you to request a measurement in stone when that is a measurement only used in the UK and Ireland...definitely not something "the rest of the world" uses.
FYI: I also provide metric if you just click the word "metric" in the recipe card. As you can see when you hit that button, the measurement is provided in grams. Have a great day!
Sarah Crowe says
Just found the metric button, yeah, no more trying to convert. . . Thank you. Beef and broccoli for dinner
Honour says
Hi Vincent, you can ask Siri to convert to any measurement format you are working with or you could easily look up conversion on line and download a reference chart. I’ve done both and it’s easy peasy. Give it a wee try luv.
Mary says
Absolutely delicious! I didn’t have avocado oil so substituted coconut oil, and it was so good! Also I didn’t have the xanthan gum but used 1 Tablespoon flour just to thicken.
Will definitely be making this regularly!!!
Miriam says
HELLO! Is the nutrition information for the entire dish or 1 portion.
Thanks!
jenniferbanz says
1 portion
Trish A Taramasco says
takes much longer if you include all the prep time.Way too much soy sauce(1/2cup).Didn't thicken with 1/2 tsp xanthan gum,had to add another 1/2 tsp.
jean says
I'm new to keto and I have to tell you all this measuring is messing with my mind. I only have approx. 2 cups of broccoli (350g) should I just halve all the rest of the ingredients and make this for two people or can I use the pound of steak anyways seeing that's low in carbs.
jenniferbanz says
I would just make the full recipe!
Christine A Monroe says
This was amazing. And the fact that I had everything except for avocado oil, subbed coconut oil, made it even better. Oh and I did add a wee bit sesame oil. Saved it to my Pinterest.
Brian Wallis says
Great recipe but you should change the link to a soy sauce that is gluten free (the link you have now the second ingredient is wheat) or change your keyword information.
It is a great recipe, love the sweetener alternative, thank you for sharing!!
Cheers
jenniferbanz says
Good point. I will amend
Kaley says
Good stuff! Only thing I did differently was to use part sesame oil for the flavor it gives to Asian food. Thanks!
Kristy says
It’s says serves 4. But can u tell me what the ounces per serving is? Or grams per serving.
jenniferbanz says
I do not have that information at the moment but I will work on getting that the next time I make it.
Gina Matsoukas says
I am all about using cauliflower rice! This is a delicious dinner idea!
Noelle says
My favorite stir fry!! This was delicious, will be making this again 🙂
Angeline says
I made this and it was super easy and delicious! Thank you!