Ginger-lemon Beef

Ingredients:
1 cup (250 ml) milk
2 tbsp (30 ml) cornstarch
2 tsp (10 ml) grated lemon zest
⅓ cup (75 ml) reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp (15 ml) liquid honey
¼ tsp (1 ml) hot pepper fakes, or to taste
1 tbsp (15 ml) butter, divided
1 lb (500 gr) boneless beef grilling steak, cut into thin strips
1 onion, cut in half and sliced
6 cups (1.5 lit) broccoli pieces (1 lb / 500 gr)
2 tbsp (30 ml) grated fresh ginger-root, or 1 tsp (5 ml) ground
2 tbsp (30 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:
In a bowl, whisk a little of the milk into cornstarch to make a smooth paste. Whisk in remaining milk, lemon zest, soy sauce, honey and hot pepper flakes and set aside.
Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add half of the butter and swirl to coat. Add beef and stir-fry for 1 min. Add broccoli and ginger and stir-fry for 3 min or until onion is tender. Return beef and accumulated juiced to pan.
Whisk milk mixture and pour into pan. Cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, for about 2 min or until thickened. Stir in lemon juice. Serve it over rice or noodles to soak up the delicious sauce. Serves 4.

Cooking Tips:
Grate the lemon zest and the ginger on the fine-side of a box cheese grater. Grating the ginger gets the most from the flavor in the short cooking time of a stir-fry.
Cut the prep time by buying pre-cut beef stir-fry strips and pre-cut broccoli.