Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef Stir-Fry Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8oz lean beef

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 50 g/2 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 1 red pepper, sliced

• 225 g/8 oz cauliflower florets

• 50 g/2 oz mange tout (snow peas)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup beef stock

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Method:

1. Slice the beef thinly against the grain. Heat half the oil and stir-fry the ginger, garlic and spring onions until lightly browned.

2. Add the beef and stir-fry until just browned then remove from the pan. Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry the vegetables until coated with oil.

3. Stir in the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender but still crisp.

4. Mix the soy sauce, corn-flour and wine or sherry and stir it into the pan. Simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens.