Chinese Beef Recipes - Beef with Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz lean beef

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

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 100 g/4 oz onion, sliced

• 2 stalks celery, sliced

• 1 red pepper, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz bamboo shoots, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz carrots, sliced

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup beef stock

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Method:

1. Slice the beef thinly against the grain and place it in a bowl.

2. Mix together the corn-flour, soy sauce, wine or sherry and sugar, pour over the beef and toss to coat. Leave to stand for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Heat half the oil and stir-fry the beef until just browned then remove it from the pan.

4. Heat the remaining oil, stir in the ginger and salt then add the vegetables and stir-fry until coated with oil.

5. Stir in the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender but still crisp. Return the beef to the pan and stir over a gently heat for about 1 minute to heat through.