Slice beef into thin strips (or buy the pre-sliced kind)

Place beef into a large ziplock bag. Add the one teaspoon of soy sauce and ground ginger and shake it up to coat the beef. Set aside.

Roughly chop onion and set aside.

Thinly slice fresh ginger. You can also grate it finely if you prefer it that way. Also set aside.

Mince garlic cloves and roughly chop carrots and broccoli. I use baby carrots, but one cup would be about two large carrots.

For the sauce, combine all ingredients in a bowl or glass measuring cup. If you are not a fan of fish or oyster sauce, you can skip these or put less, but it really adds a new level of flavor to this meal!

Steal a bit of garlic and ginger from the ones you already chopped and throw it in. Set the sauce aside to get all the flavors blended.

Heat a wok or large skillet. Add about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. I use avocado.

While the pan is heating, add the cornstarch or arrow root powder to the bag of beef. Shake it up and try to coat every piece well. When pan is hot, pour the beef in and let it brown on all sides. It doesn't have to be completely cooked through. Remove the beef from the pan and set aside in a covered bowl.

Add a little more oil to the hot pan if necessary. Then add the onion and cook for a minute or two before adding the carrots. Let these cook down for a few minutes so carrots have time to begin softening. Then add the broccoli. They tend to soak up the oil, so if you need to add a little more, that's fine.

If you're using rice or noodles for this, now is a good time to get that going!

Let the broccoli brown a little bit. Add in the minced garlic and ginger. Saute for another minute or two, until fragrant.

Pour a few tablespoons of the sauce in and cover the wok or pan. This allows the vegetables to finish cooking so they're nice and soft. Check by putting a fork through the broccoli or carrots. Once they're done, add the beef back in and then the rest of the sauce.

Bring to a low boil. Add in the cornstarch and water mixture to thicken the sauce. Simmer on low for a few minutes just to marry all of the flavors. If you want the sauce even thicker, you can add more of the cornstarch mixture to get to to the texture you prefer.

Enjoy this over some rice or rice noodles for a delicious takeout meal that tastes even better than the one showing up at your door.