Recipe - Stir Fried Beef With Asparagus

10 md Medium dried black
mushrooms *
1 pound Beef flank or boneless
sirloin steak
1 tablespoon Vegtable oil
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Soy sauce ( light or dark )
Dash of white pepper
1 pound Asparagus
4 ounce Pea pods
2 Green onions with tops
One fourth cup Chicken broth, cold water
in a pinch
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Oyster sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
3 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 teaspoon Finely chopped ginger root
1 teaspoon Finely chopped garlic
2 tablespoon Vegtable oil
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Dry white wine
One half cup Chicken broth

Soak mushrooms in warm water until soft, about 30 minutes, drain. Rinse in
warm water, drain, remove and discard stems, cut caps into One half inch pieces.
Trim fat from beef, cut beef with grain into 2 inch strips. Cut strips
across grain into 1/8 inch slices. Toss beef, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil,
1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, the soy sauce and
white pepper in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.

Break off tough ends of asparagus as far down as stalks snap easily. Cut
asparagus into 2inche pieces. Remove strings from pea pods. Place pea
pods in boiling water, cover and cook 1 minute, drain. Immediately rinse
under running cold water, drain. Cut green onions into 2ince peices, cut
pieces lengthwise into thin strips. Mix One fourth cup chicken broth, 2
tablespoons cornstarch, the oyster sauce and 1 teaspoon sugar.

Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to wok, rotate to coat sides. Add
mushrooms, asparagus and 1 teaspoon salt, stir fry 1 minute. Add wine,
cook and stir 30 seconds. Stir in One half cup chicken broth, heat to boiling.
Stir in beef, heat to boiling, stir in cornstarch mixture, cook and stir
until thickened, about 20 seconds. Add pea pods, cook and stir 30 seconds.
Garnish with green onions
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #168

Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 18:37:36 0400

From: CookieTstr@aol.com
Serving Ideas : I serve over rice.

NOTES : * 1 cup cut or sliced up fresh mushrooms can be substituted for the black
mushrooms
** I don't use any salt in this dish at ALL.