Recipe - Beef And Tomatoes

6 Tomatoes; whole
1 cup Beef; cut or sliced up
One half cup Green onions, shredded
One half cup Onions; cooking, chunks
1 cup Warm water
One fourth cup Tomato ketchup
1 pn Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon Ginger root
fresh, minced
1 tablespoon Garlic, fresh minced
2 tablespoon Corn starch (or)
tapioca starch
2 tablespoon Sugar, white
2 tablespoon Green onions; minced
Vegetable oil

Preparing Tomatoes: Remove skins off tomatoes by placing tomatoes in hot
boiling water. Leave for 2 to 3 minutes, peel off tomatoe skins, cut
tomatoes in 6 wedges and place in bowl.

Heat wok, add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, add One half of the ginger and
garlic, add raw beef and cook it to 50 percent done (optimist) or 50
percent raw (pessimist). Remove beef from wok. Add 2 more tablespoons of
vegetable oil to wok, add remaining garlic and ginger, add onions, cook 1
minute and add tomatoes. Stir fry until tomatoes are warm, add water,
salt, sugar and ketchup. Season sauce to your taste. Bring to a boil and
thicken sauce with corn starch. Add back the cooked beef and shredded
green onions. Mix well and remove from wok. Serve over steamed rice, chow
mein, or fried rice. Garnish with green onions

Source: Cooking the Chinese Way with Herb Chow

Typos by Vern