Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef with Celery Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz celery, cut into strips

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 225 g/8 oz lean beef, cut into strips

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 2.5 m/1/2 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Blanch the celery in boiling water for 1 minute then drain thoroughly.

2. Heat the oil and fry the spring onions and ginger until lightly browned. Add the beef and stir-fry for 4 minutes.

3. Add the celery and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry, sugar and salt and stir-fry for 3 minutes.