Beef with String Beans

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

3/4 pound flank steak, thinly sliced

Marinade
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoons oil

1 clove garlic, chopped
3/4 pound string beans, parboiled

Sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon sherry
1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste

1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons water

Oil for cooking

Directions:

Cut the beef across the grain into thin slices. Add the marinade
ingredients and
marinate for about 15 minutes.

While the beef is marinating, prepare the other ingredients. Chop the
clove garlic
and trim and parboil the string beans (plunge the string beans into
boiling water
and boil briefly, then rinse in cold water and drain). Mix together
the sauce
ingredients and the cornstarch/water mixture.

Heat wok and add oil. When oil is ready, add the chopped garlic and
stir-fry until
aromatic. Add the beef and stir-fry until it changes color. Remove and
set aside.

Clean out the wok with a paper towel, reheat and add oil. When oil is
ready, add
the string beans. Stir-fry briefly and add seasoning if desired. Add
the beef. Add
the sauce. Give the cornstarch/water mixture a quick re-stir and add,
stirring to
thicken. Serve hot.


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