Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef Chop Suey Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 stalks celery, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz bean sprouts

• 100 g/4 oz broccoli florets

• 60 ml/4 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 3 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

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

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• freshly ground pepper

• 15ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Blanch the celery, bean sprouts and broccoli in boiling water for 2 minutes then drain and pat dry. Heat 45ml/3 tbsp of oil and fry the sprig onions, garlic and ginger until lightly browned.

2. Add the beef and stir-fry for 4 minutes. Remove from the pan. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the vegetables for 3 minutes.

3. Add the beef, soy sauce, wine or sherry, salt, sugar and a pinch of pepper and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

4. Mix the corn-flour with a little water, stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce clears and chickens.