Favorite Recipe

BEEF and BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

The key to success with any type of stir-fry, is to have the ingredients prepped and ready before the cooking begins. Don't overcook the vegetables as they will become tenderer when the dish is reheated in the microwave.

Serving Size: 4      
Amount    Measure         Ingredients
--------    ------------       --------------------------------
  8          ounces            top sirloin, cut into 1/4 inch strips
  3          tablespoons    soy sauce
  1          tablespoons    Sherry
  1          tablespoons    brown sugar
  1          tablespoons    oriental sesame oil
  3          large               garlic cloves (minced)
  1          2 inch piece     fresh ginger, peeled & minced (or 1 tsp. ginger powder)
  2          cups                broccoli florets
  1          tablespoons    peanut or vegetable oil
  2          cups                Chinese pea pods
  6    ----------------------  green onions, cut into 1-inch-long pieces
 1/2  ----------------------  red bell pepper, sliced
   1         teaspoon        cornstarch    

-- Preparation Method

Combine beef with next 6 ingredients to make marinade. Cook broccoli in small pot of boiling salted water until almost crisptender, and 2 minutes, drain. Rinse under cold water to cool.

Heat oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to wok, reserving marinade.

Stir-fry beef until just browned, about 2 minutes. Remove beef from wok.

Add broccoli, pea pods, green onions, and red bell pepper. Continue stir-frying until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

Stir cornstarch into reserved marinade. Pour marinade over vegetables in wok. Add beef and stir-fry until liquid boils and thickens, about 1 minute.

Serve over bed of Instant (?) rice.