Chinese Beef Recipes - Stir-Fried Beef with Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

• 225 g/8 oz lean beef

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

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 225 g/8 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup beef stock

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Method:

1. Slice the beef thinly against the grain. Mix the corn-flour, wine or sherry, soy sauce and sugar, stir into the beef and toss well to coat.

2. Heat the oil and stir-fry the ginger for 1 minute. Add the beef and stir-fry until just browned.

3. Add the salt and mushrooms and stir well. Add the stock, bring to the boil and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens.