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    Asian Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry

    By Julia | Updated: Jun 15, 2018 | Published: Mar 25, 2015 | 20 Comments

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    Asian Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry - so easy-to-make and healthy! Cabbage is cooked in a simple homemade Asian sauce until soft and very flavorful! Great dinner or side dish! Gluten free recipe as it is made with Tamari sauce.

    Asian Ground Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry

     

    I love easy Asian recipes - they are always a great choice for weeknight dinner and bring a nice variety to weekly recipe rotation, such as this Asian Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas or these Asian Noodles with Mushrooms and Snow Peas.

    This Asian stir fry with ground beef, broccoli, and cabbage is no exception.  Easy, delicious, it takes only 35 minutes to make.  The recipe is gluten free as I am using gluten-free tamari sauce.  Regular (non gluten-free) soy sauce can be used as well if you're not gluten free. The recipe is so basic - there are only very few very simple steps to making this recipe.

    Ingredients you need for ground beef and cabbage stir fry

    • olive oil
    • ground beef
    • cabbage, finely chopped
    • garlic cloves, minced
    • cooked broccoli, finely chopped
    • tamari sauce
    • dried ginger
    • sesame oil
    • water
    • cornstarch

    Asian food recipe, Asian dinner, Asian side dish, gluten free Asian recipe

    How to prepare ground beef and cabbage stir fry

    First, cook the ground beef, drain any fat from the skillet.  Next, add chopped cabbage and garlic:

    cook beef and then add chopped cabbage (step-by-step photos_

    Then, cook until the cabbage is tender and reduces in volume.

    cook the cabbage and add tamari sauce to cabbage and beef (step-by-step photos)

    Stir in cooked (or blanched) broccoli. Add the homemade Asian sauce ingredients. Cook, constantly stirring. Season with salt if necessary.

    add Asian sauce ingredients to the cabbage and ground beef (process shot)

    Your delicious Asian beef, broccoli, and cabbage stir-fry is ready! It's a great way to use cabbage! You can easily double this recipe to use the whole cabbage head. This recipe uses only half of the cabbage head as it's quite a lot of volume when chopped, and I was able to fit only half of it in my largest cooking pan.

    Asian Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry

    gluten free Asian ground beef broccoli cabbage stir fry
    4.67 from 15 votes

    Asian Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry

    Asian Ground Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry - Gluten free recipe made with Tamari sauce.  Cabbage is cooked in a simple homemade Asian sauce until soft and very flavorful! 
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Asian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 262 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ pound ground beef
    • ½ head cabbage , finely chopped
    • 4 garlic cloves , minced
    • 1 cup broccoli , cooked, finely chopped
    • ¼ cup tamari sauce (use less if using regular soy sauce)
    • ½ teaspoon ginger
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • ¾ cup water
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

    Instructions 

    • Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until cooked through. Drain any fat or liquid.
    • To the same skillet, add chopped cabbage and garlic. Cook until cabbage is tender and reduces in volume. Stir in cooked (or blanched) broccoli.
    • Add tamari sauce, ginger, and sesame oil and stir to combine - on medium heat.
    • In a small bowl, combine ¾ cup water with 1 tablespoon cornstarch - and mix it in the bowl until smooth. Add the corn starch water to the skillet, mix with cabbage and cook on medium heat until heated through and sauce somewhat thickens, constantly stirring.
    • Season with salt if necessary.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Asian Beef, Broccoli, and Cabbage Stir-Fry
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    262
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    18
    g
    28
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    5
    g
    31
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    40
    mg
    13
    %
    Sodium
     
    879
    mg
    38
    %
    Potassium
     
    460
    mg
    13
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    11
    g
    4
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    4
    g
    4
    %
    Protein
     
    13
    g
    26
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    255
    IU
    5
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    62.8
    mg
    76
    %
    Calcium
     
    75
    mg
    8
    %
    Iron
     
    2.2
    mg
    12
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. Barb Chapman

      April 29, 2025 at 10:48 pm

      We are leaving on a 3-week road trip and needed to use up the remaining fresh veggies, and found this recipe. I had 12 oz. of stir-fry beef, so I marinated it in your sauce for 20 minutes before cooking. I used red cabbage instead of green, and added orange and yellow carrots sliced into coins and a sliced Cremini mushrooms. With the red cabbage, green broccoli, orange & yellow carrots, brown meat and mushrooms, it was a beautiful, colorful dish. It received three thumbs up, and I will definitely make this again. Thank you for posting the recipe.

      Reply
      • Julia

        May 08, 2025 at 4:45 pm

        Wow, your additions sound fantastic, Barb! I love how creative you got with it! Thanks for sharing your version, and enjoy your road trip!

        Reply
    2. Ben

      October 03, 2024 at 9:22 pm

      Don't cook the broccoli. Blanch it instead to stay crisp with the cabbage.

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 04, 2024 at 12:51 am

        Blanching the broccoli is a great idea, I do that a lot.

        Reply
    3. Vickie

      December 14, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      Have left over roast . Could I use that in place of gr. beef ?

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 21, 2020 at 10:40 pm

        I think this would be delicious with shredded beef from left over roast!

        Reply
    4. Vickie

      December 14, 2020 at 1:41 pm

      !

      Reply
    5. Jennifer Lominack

      April 14, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      This was super delicious! We made this tonight because I had a head of cabbage and a big bag of of broccoli. I made the base recipe exactly as listed, except I doubled it. It’s a good thing I doubled it because our family of four ate it ALL! We are hungry during this quarantine. I added approximately 1/3 of a box of (Cooked) spaghetti because we are all craving extra carbs at this time. Sprinkled with sesame seeds after plating.
      I posted on Facebook and there were several requests for the recipe. I posted this recipe so there will probably be a few visitors to your site soon.

      Reply
    6. Jonn Cotter

      March 21, 2020 at 5:15 pm

      Made this this evening. absolutly wonderful. thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    7. Susan

      January 30, 2018 at 4:27 pm

      Making this tonight.
      Using my coleslaw mix with onions etc, can't wait.
      It sound so good and easy.
      The flavors are amazing, reminds me of beef lettuce wraps
      Thanks for sharing the receipe

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 25, 2018 at 1:29 pm

        You're very welcome. Enjoy!

        Reply
    8. Sheri

      November 08, 2017 at 3:58 pm

      I made this with purple cabbage and shaved carrots. Not only was it delishish, it was beautiful!!

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 13, 2017 at 8:49 pm

        Thank you! I bet it did look quite colorful!

        Reply
    9. Paula

      July 06, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Do you have a calorie per total on this recipe? Looks good!

      Reply
    10. Sarah

      April 05, 2015 at 8:30 am

      Nothing beats stir-fry cabbage when they’re paired with ground beef. I can imagine this was very delicious! Love this and cannot wait to try it….simple and healthy.Pinned 🙂

      Reply
    11. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen

      April 02, 2015 at 11:30 pm

      Such a creative stir fry dish! I love that there is no rice. Going to make this one very soon. Thanks for sharing, my sweet friend!

      Reply
    12. Stefanie

      March 28, 2015 at 8:31 pm

      That green's pretty radioactive. Turn the juice down. 🙁

      Reply
      • You're an idiot, Stephanie.

        September 24, 2017 at 3:40 pm

        You're an idiot.

        Reply
    13. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      March 26, 2015 at 5:19 am

      I love this veggie heavy stirfry! Gorgeous colour and delicious flavour!

      Reply
    14. Monica

      March 25, 2015 at 4:40 pm

      Julia, I am finishing up a batch of cabbage stir-fry I made the other day tonight! I love to stir-fry cabbage but I just cook it with garlic and some dried shrimp and use it as a side. I've never added beef to it - great idea!

      Reply

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