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                      Beef Stir-Fry With Vegetables

Recipe By     : The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott Davidson
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beef

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       lb           Good-quality sirloin tips --
                        - cubed 1"
   1       tb           Dry sherry
   1       tb           Corn starch
     1/2   ts           Sugar
   2       tb           Vegetable oil -- +1/2 ts
     1/8   ts           Black pepper -- fresh ground
   2       cl           Garlic -- pressed
   1       tb           Oyster sauce
   2       lg           Broccoli stalks -- stems removed
                        - and cut into florets
   2                    Carrots -- peeled,
                        - sliced on a diagonal
     1/2   c            Beef broth
   8                    Baby corn spears -- drained
  20                    Fresh snow peas
   1                    Scallion -- chopped,
                        - both white and green parts

  Marinate the sirloin at room temperature in a mixture of sherry,
  soy sauce, 1 ts corn starch, sugar, 1/2 ts oil, pepper, and garlic
  for 1 hour. Heat 1 tb oil in a wok over high heat. Stir-fry beef
  quickly, until the meat is brown outside and pink inside. Remove.
  
  Mix the remaining 2 ts corn starch with the oyster sauce. Reheat
  the wok with the remaining 1 tb oil. Add the broccoli and carrots;
  stir-fry for 30 seconds.
  
  Add the broth, cover the wok, and steam for approximately 1 minute
  or until the vegetables are tender but retain their crunch. Add
  the corn, snow peas, scallion, beef, and oyster sauce & corn starch
  mixture. Heat quickly, until the sauce is clear and thickened.
  Serve immediately over rice or Chinese noodles.

  Yield: 4 Servings
  
  Formatted by: Pegg Seevers, Jul 11, 1994


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