Recipe - Beef With Celery Stir Fry

1 pound Beef rump or round steak
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 teaspoon White vinegar
1 Egg white
4 Stalks celery; (4 to 6)
1 One half cup Water
One half teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoon Vegetable oil
6 Green onions; cut into
Piece, (1 inch)
1 tablespoon Finely chopped pared fresh
ginger root
1 Clove garlic; crushed
1 One half tablespoon Dry sherry
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 teaspoon Oyster sauce

Cut meat across the grain into thin strips, 1 1/2inches long. Combine 1/2
tablespoon of the soy sauce, vinegar and egg white in medium bowl; beat
lightly with fork until foamy. Mix in meat. Cover and let stand 1 hour,
stirring occasionally. Cut celery into 1/2inch diagonal slices. Combine
celery, 1 cup of the water and the salt in saucepan. Cook over medium high
heat until boiling. Boil 3 minutes. Drain celery. Heat 2 tablespoons of the
oil in wok over high heat. Drain meat and add to wok. Stirfry until meat
is brown, about 5 minutes. Remove meat from wok. Add remaining 1 tablespoon
oil to wok. Add celery, onions, ginger and garlic. Stirfry 1 minute.
Return meat to wok; mix well. Combine remaining One half cup water, 1 1/2
tablespoon soy sauce, the sherry, cornstarch and oyster sauce. Pour over
meatvegetable mixture. Cook and stir until liquid boils and thickens.
Makes 4 servings.
Posted to recipeludigest by "Diane Geary." diane@keyway.net on Feb 4,
1998