*You can easily transform this into my favorite vegetarian Chinese menu item, Broccoli in Garlic Sauce, by leaving out the beef (duh) doubling the broccoli and the garlic. It’s not technically vegetarian with the oyster sauce, but it’s the way they do it in restaurants.
*Oyster sauce is made from oysters (or “oyster extract”). It’s not fishy-tasting at all, but rich and salty and briny. I encourage you to try cooking with it if you’ve never done so. However, if you’re opposed to shellfish for any reason, substitute the sauce in this recipe with:
1 teaspoon (additional) soy sauce
1/2 cup (total) chicken stock
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Pinch of sugar
Whisk those together and add at the same time you would add the oyster sauce.
Find it online: https://hilahcooking.com/beef-and-broccoli/