Name: Stir-Fried Beef and Bamboo Shoots
Ingredients: 1/2 lb Lean beef; 1/2 c Bamboo shoots; 1/4 lb Fresh mushrooms; 2 sl Fresh ginger root; 3 tb Sherry; 1 ts Sugar; 2 ts Soy sauce; 1 tb Cornstarch; 3 tb Water (up to); 3 tb Oil; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ds Pepper; 1/2 c Stock

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Meat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Lean beef
1/2	c	Bamboo shoots
1/4	lb	Fresh mushrooms
2	sl	Fresh ginger root
3	tb	Sherry
1	ts	Sugar
2	ts	Soy sauce
1	tb	Cornstarch
3	tb	Water (up to)
3	tb	Oil
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ds	Pepper
1/2	c	Stock

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Slice beef thin against the grain. Slice bamboo shoots and fresh
mushrooms. Mince ginger root.
2. In one cup, combine sherry, sugar and soy sauce. In another, blend
cornstarch and cold water to a paste.
3. Heat oil. Add ginger root and stir-fry a few times. Add beef and
stir-fry until it loses its redness.
4. Add vegetables and stir-fry until mushroomsbegin to soften (about 1
minute). Stir in sherry mixture, then salt and pepper.
5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 1 to 2 minutes, over
medium heat.
6. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once.
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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