Recipe - Green Bean Stir Fry

1 One fourth tablespoon Cornstarch
5/8 cup Beef broth cooled
1 7/8 tablespoon Tamari soy sauce
1 One fourth tablespoon Dry sherry
1 One fourth teaspoon Cider vinegar
1 One fourth tablespoon Oil
1 One fourth pound Green beans trimmed and
Sliced
2 One half teaspoon Fresh ginger root minced
2 One half Cloves garlic minced
1/3 teaspoon Red pepper flakes or to
Taste
1 pound Lean ground beef

In a small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients. Make sure the
cornstarch is completely dissolved. Set the mixture aside.

In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil for 30 seconds over high heat. Add
the green beans & stirfry for about 4 minutes; the beans should be
tendercrisp & lightly charred in spots. Remove the green beans from the
pan with a slotted spoon; set aside.

Add the ginger & garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds, then add pepper
flakes & ground meat. Crumble the meat with a spatula, breaking up any
large chunks. Stir fry just until the meat is done. Drain off any
accumulated fat.

Stir the reserved sauce once more & add it to the meat. Cook the mixture,
stirring frequently, for a few minutes more until the sauce thickens. Fold
in the reserved green beans. Heat through for 1 minute; serve.

This recipe is based on one in Jane Brody's _Good Food Book_; it has been
adapted and scaled up.

Posted to EATL Digest 31 May 96

Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 23:26:46 0400

From: "Ilene D. Warfield" IWarfield2@AOL.COM

Recipe By :