Beef with Asparagus

Title:
Beef with Asparagus

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Chinese,
Meats,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





     2 ts Ginger; minced


   1/2 lb Beef, lean; strips


     2 tb Wine; Shaoxing or dry sher


 1 1/2 ts Cornstarch


     3 tb Soy sauce; dark


     3 tb Oil


   1/2 ts Oil; sesame


     1 lb Asparagus; cut into 2" piece






 In medium bowl, combine ginger, wine, soy sauce and sesame oil.  Toss beef


 strips in mixture and marinate 30 minutes to several hours. Drain beef and


 reserve marinade.  Combine marinade with enough water to make 1/3 cup.


 


 Dissolve cornstarch in this mixture.  Heat wok on high heat and add 1 tbls.


 oil.  Add beef to pan; stir-fry until meat loses raw color, about 1 minute.


 Remove meat from pan.  Add rest of oil to wok.  Add asparagus and stir-fry


 on medium heat until heated through. Return beef to pan; add reserved


 marinade. Increase heat to high and cook until sauce thickens.


 


 Serve immediately.


 


 VARIATIONS:  When asparagus is not in season, sliced Chinese or


 Western-style broccoli can be used in its place. For a richer sauce, reduce


 soy sauce in marinade to 1 tbls. dark soy; add 2 tbls oyster sauce to pan


 during last step.


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #264


 


 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 21:33:44 +0800 (HKT)


 


 From: Sweeney