Stir-fried Beef And Peas
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | Chinese | Meat | 4 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | lb | Beef |
| 1 | Or | |
| 2 | Fresh ginger root | |
| 1 | lb | Peas |
| 1 | T | Soy sauce |
| 1 | T | Sherry |
| 1/2 | t | Salt |
| 1/2 | t | Sugar |
| 1 | T | Cornstarch |
| 2 | T | Water |
| 2 | T | Oil |
INSTRUCTIONS
Mince or grind beef. Mince ginger root. Shell and parboil peas. In one cup, combine soy sauce, sherry, salt and sugar. In another, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste. Heat oil. Add ginger, then beef and stir-fry until beef begins to brown. Stir in soy sauce mixture to blend. Add parboiled peas and stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more. (Taste peas to see if they're done.) Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken and serve at once. NOTE: If the mixture becomes too dry in step 5, add a few spoonfuls of liquid from the parboiled peas. VARIATIONS: In step 1, mince or grind 4 to 6 water chestnuts with the beef. In step 1, add to the beef and ginger root the seasonings and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Blend well and let stand 15 minutes. Omit steps 2, 4, and 6. In step 3, before adding the beef, add to the hot oil 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms and/or 1 onion, sliced thin. Stir-fry until slightly softened; then remove from pan. Add more oil and stir-fry beef as indicated. Return mushrooms and/or onion in step 5, when adding the peas. Do not parboil the peas. After step 4, remove the beef from pan. Add more oil and heat. Then add the peas; 1/4 cup celery and 1/2 cup onion, both diced, and stir-fry to coat with oil. Stir in and quickly heat 1/2 cup stock, 1/4 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Cook, covered, until vegetables are nearly done. Return beef and reheat; then pick up step 6. After step 4, stir in 2 cups cooked rice. Then add the peas and a few tablespoons of their parboiling liquid to moisten the mixture. Cook, stirring, to heat through. Prepare 1/8 pound thin rice-flour noodles as a deep-fried, crisp white garnish. (See "HOW-TO SECTION".) Arrange on a serving platter with beef and peas on top. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 411
Calories From Fat: 206
Total Fat: 22.8g
Cholesterol: 42.5mg
Sodium: 829.8mg
Potassium: 332.2mg
Carbohydrates: 32.2g
Fiber: 5.2g
Sugar: 6.3g
Protein: 18.1g