Chinese Greens And Beef

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb sukiyaki beef or 1 lb thinly sliced beef, cut into 1/2-inch lenghths
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sherry wine
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon msg
• 1 lb chinese greens, cut 1/4-inch thick diagonally
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 2 dried chinese mushrooms, prepared and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 marinate beef in cornstarch, salt, sugar, sherry, soy sauce and msg for 30 minutes.
• 2 heat 2 tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
• 3 stir-fry garlic until brown.
• 4 add chinese greens, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• 5 add water and cook 1 minute more. remove from pan and set aside.
• 6 heat 2 tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
• 7 stir-fry beef mixture 3 minutes.
• 8 add vegetables to meat and simmer 2 minutes.
• 9 serve hot.
• 10 variations: the meat mixture with vegetables can be served over chow mein noodles, fried rice noodles or bean threads.