Recipe - Steamed Beef Cubes

20 small Dried black mushrooms
1 pound Lean beef
1 Scallion stalk
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry
1 cup Mushroomsoaking liquid
One half teaspoon Salt
1 ds Pepper

1. Soak dried mushrooms; reserve soaking liquid.

2. Cut beef in 11/2inch cubes. Place in heatproof bowl. Mince scallion and
add with soy sauce and sherry to beef. Toss gently. Let stand 15 minutes,
turning occasionally.

3. Steam on a rack 1One half hours, adding more boiling water as it evaporates.
(See "HOWTO SECTION".)

4. Add soaked mushrooms and their soaking liquid. Steam 30 minutes more.
Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.