Ground Beef and Broccoli

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	36%	36%
sweetener	9%	11%
thickener	4%	2%
aromatics	34%	2%
vegetables and beans	62%	80%
fat	6%	3%
salt	0%	0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

85 g	1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
79 g	1/3 cup water
40 g	2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (honey, or brown sugar)
16 g	2 tablespoons cornstarch
14 g	1 tablespoon sesame oil
27 g	2 tablespoons canola oil or other neutral high temperature cooking oil (divided)
454 g	1 pound lean ground beef (I used 93% lean)
2 g	1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 g	1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
284 g	1 head broccoli (chopped into florets, about 3 cups or 10 ounces)
12 g	2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger (from about a 2-inch piece)
6 g	2 cloves garlic (minced (about 2 teaspoons))
1 g	1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (plus additional to taste)
150 g	1 small bunch bunch green onions (thinly sliced, white/light green parts and dark green parts divided)
14 g	1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional for serving)
	Cooked brown or white rice (for serving)

Method: 6 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“LOVED this recipe - the simple sauce is the bomb. Made exactly as you have here but plan to make again with different veggies, aka snow peas, carrots...or even do a chicken cashew. I will for sure give you a tag on social. No need to order out Chinese with th” — a cook, 5.0★

“I made this to serve at a small dinner party, and got rave reviews from all!! So easy to prepare. I added extra broccoli and red pepper strips, and served it with those salad topper crispy wonton strips!” — a cook, 5.0★