Recipe Details

Summary

Name: BeefandVegetable Stir-Fry

Category: Beef

Ingredients and Directions

1 pound beef top round steak

1 1/2 cup broccoli, cut into 1 inch pieces

3 each carrots, bias sliced

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoon dry sherry

2 tablespoon peanut oil

1 each onion, cut into thin wedges

5 oz green peas, hulled

1/2 cup water chestnuts, drained & sliced thin

1/2 cup bamboo shoots, halved lengthwise

1 rice, cooked

Partially freeze the beef to make it easier to handle and cut. Slice very thinly across the grain into bite size strips. Cook the broccoli and carrots, covered, in boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain. Set aside. Mix the cornstarch, sugar and salt. Stir in the soy sauce and the sherry. Set aside. Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add oil. Stir fry the broccoli, carrots and onion until tender crisp (about 2 minutes). Remove from the wok. Replenish the oil as necessary. Add half the beef to the HOT oil. Stir fry until browned (2-3 minutes). Remove. Repeat with the remaining beef. Return all the meat to the wok. Add the peas, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots. Stir the soy mixture into the wok. Cook, stirring steadily, until thickened and bubbly. Cook, stirring steadily, another minute or two. Return the broccoli, carrots and onion to the wok. Cover. Cook for 1 minute. Serve over rice.