Beef Stir-Fry with Vegetables
- 1 lb Good-quality sirloin tips,
- -cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tb Dry sherry
- 1 tb Cornstarch
- 1/2 ts Sugar
- 2 tb Plus 1/2 teaspoon vegetable
- -oil
- 1/8 ts Fresh ground black pepper
- 2 Cloves garlic; pressed
- 1 tb Oyster sauce
- 2 Large stalks of broccoli;
- -stems removed and cut into
- -florets
- 2 Carrots; peeled and sliced
- -on a diagonal
- 1/2 c Beef broth
- 8 Spears water-packed baby
- Corn; drained
- 20 Fresh snow peas
- 1 Scallion; both white and
- -green parts; chopped
Marinate the sirloin at room temperature in a mixture of sherry, soy sauce,
1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the oil, the
pepper, and garlic for an hour. Heat 1 Tablespoon of the remaining oil in
a wok over high heat. Stir-fry beef quickly, until the meat is brown
outside and pink inside. Remove.
Mix the remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch with the oyster sauce. Reheat the
wok with the remaining tablespoon oil. Add the broccoli and carrots;
stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Add the broth, cover the wok, and steam for approximately 1 minute or until
the vegetables are tender but retain their crunch. Add the corn, snow
peas, scallion, beef, and oyster sauce-cornstarch mixture. Heat quickly,
until the sauce is clear and thickened. Serve immediately over rice or
chinese noodles. Makes 4 servings.
From the novel The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson.
Formatted for MM by Pegg Seevers 7/11/94
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the oil, the
pepper, and garlic for an hour. Heat 1 Tablespoon of the remaining oil in
a wok over high heat. Stir-fry beef quickly, until the meat is brown
outside and pink inside. Remove.
Mix the remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch with the oyster sauce. Reheat the
wok with the remaining tablespoon oil. Add the broccoli and carrots;
stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Add the broth, cover the wok, and steam for approximately 1 minute or until
the vegetables are tender but retain their crunch. Add the corn, snow
peas, scallion, beef, and oyster sauce-cornstarch mixture. Heat quickly,
until the sauce is clear and thickened. Serve immediately over rice or
chinese noodles. Makes 4 servings.
From the novel The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson.
Formatted for MM by Pegg Seevers 7/11/94
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
