Beef With Broccoli

Ingredients:

1/2 lb broccoli
15 oz of beef, cut length wise.
1 egg white
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp of dry sherry
1/3 cup of oil
1 clove of garlic smashed and minced
Green onions to garnish (chopped)

Sauce:

1/4 cup of oyster sauce
1 tbsp seasme seed oil
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dry sherry
pinch of sugar
Corn starch solution 1/3 cornstarch to 2/3 water
1/2 tsp MSG if wanted. You can add a little Chinese style chicken
stock
too.



Marinate the beef in egg white, cornstarch, soy sauce,salt, and
sherry,set aside for 10 minutes.

Blanch the broccoli untill 3 minutes,set aside.

Heat 1/4 cup of oil in your wok or pan and stir frie the beef, about
25
sec,no longer ! Remove and drain. Heat 3 tbsp of freash oil and heat
throuh the broccoli, coat completely with oil. Return the beef and
then
add the sauce ingredients. Heat through. Thicken with cornstarch
solution. Serve.

Some Variations;

Instead of broccoli use:

Tomatoe
Snap peas
String beans
Napa
Onions
Cauliflower
Peas and slivers of carrots

Intead of beef use:

Chicken
Pork
Lamb

Use a combination of beef and pork, Beef and shrimp(adding shrimp
last),
beef and chicken, beef and lamb.

Use Beer, wine or stock instead of sherry.

Use a combination of sherry and shrimp stock. This is fantastic !



Contributed by: Richard Fauk