Sichuan Beef and Broccoli - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 1 inch ginger (knob peeled and grated or minced finely)
• 1/2 onion (peeled and chopped)
• 1 pound sukiyaki beef (or very thin sliced beef tender)
• 2-3 whole star anise
• 2 cups broccoli (chopped)
• 1 tbsp rice wine ((shao xing) or cooking sherry)
• 1-2 tsp spicy garlic chili paste (or to taste)
• 3 tbsp soy sauce (or tamari sauce)
• 1 tsp sugar (or sugar alternative )
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns (crushed in mortar and pestle)
• 1 tbsp black bean sauce (hold for gluten free)
• 1 tbsp cornstarch (for corn starch slurry )
• 2 tbsp water (for corn starch slurry )