Chinese Beef and Broccoli

By: Jan Peterson

Recipe History:  This easy recipe is from a recipe club and as good as any dish you'd order at a Chinese restaurant!

Ingredients:
1 lb flank steak
4 tbsp soy sauce
4 tsp conrstarch
1 tsp oil
2 lbs fresh broccoli
6 tbls oil
3 tbsp dry sherry
1/3 cup water
4 tsp minced fresh ginger
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
Directions:

• Trim fat from meat, slice steak into thick slices and then slice each thick slice into thin rectangles
• Mix soy sauce, cornstarch and 2 teas oil
• Toss mixture with meat and let marinade.
• Wash broccoli and cut flowerets into bite sized pieces. Trim some of the stalk into thin slices.
• Heat large, heavy skillet or wok and add 3 tbls oil. Heat until hot.
• Sir in the broccoli and stir-fry ove medium-high heat until coated with oil.  Sprinkle with Sherry and cook 1 minute.
• Sprinkle with water, lower heat and cook, covered, until crisp tender a few minutes. 
• Remove broccoli to a serving plate and keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil; add ginger and red pepper, stir briefly
• Add beef and stir fry until cooked, approx 5 minutes.  
• Spoon beef onto serving plate with broccoli. 
• Serve with Rice.

Tip: Take it easy on the red peppers if you don't like spicy. Don't overcook the meat.