Yu Lan Ch’ao Niu (Sliced Beef with Broccoli)

Ingredients

• •1/2 pound beef tenderloin
• •Marinade:
• •1 teaspoon sugar
• •1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• •1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• •2 teaspoons cornstarch
• •1 tablespoon water, cold
• •1 tablespoon oil
• •1 pound broccoli
• •15 scallions
• •15 ginger pieces
• •Seasoning Sauce
• •1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• •2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• •1/2 tablespoon wine
• •1 teaspoon sugar
• •1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• •2 cups oil

Directions

1. 1Slice the beef across the grain into 1 inch slices. Place in a bowl. Add the sugar, soy sauce, baking soda, cornstarch and cold water. Mix well. Then add 1 tablespoon of oil and marinate for half an hour.
2. 2In a small bowl, mix the soysauce, oyster sauce, wine, sugar, and corn starch to prepare seasoning sauce.
3. 3Cut the broccoli into 1 inch long pieces. Remove the stems. Boil it in boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove and plunge into the cold water. Then drain and dry.
4. 4Heat the oil in a frying pan about 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Stir fry the beef for about 10 seconds until it is done. Remove the beef and drain the oil from the pan.
5. 5Heat another 3 tablespoons of oil in the same pan to fry the scallion and ginger for a few seconds. Add the broccoli. Stir fry. After 10 seconds, add the beef and seasoning sauce. Stir quickly over high heat until mixed. Remove to a platter and serve hot.