Post by chief_cook2 on Mar 7, 2003 15:20:24 GMT -6
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients
1/2 lb Beef, sliced, marinated
1 lb Asparagus
1/4 ts Baking soda, dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
1 tb Chinese fermented black beans, minced with:
4 Garlic cloves
1 ts Rice wine
2 ts Soy sauce
Peanut oil
MARINADE FOR BEEF
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Rice wine
1/2 ts Sugar
1/4 ts MSG (optional)
1/2 ts Salt
GRAVY MIXTURE
1 ts Cornstarch
1/3 c Water
Instructions 1. Cut the beef when it is partially frozen, and cut it
across the grain into thin slices.
2. Stir baking soda solution into the beef (to help tenderize it).
Stir in the marinade. Then stir in 1 tsp peanut oil and marinate the
beef for one hour or more in the refrigerator.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil over high heat, add 1/2 teaspoon
salt. Stir in asparagus. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover pan for 2 minutes,
and do not lift lid. When done, remove to a platter.
4. Over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Stir-fry the RINSED
black beans and garlic mixture. Stir for a few seconds. Add the beef.
Stir-fry quickly until barely. Do not overcook or the beef will
become tough. Sizzle in 1 tablespoon of rice wine and 2 teaspoons of
soy sauce. Stir in asparagus.
5. Add gravy mixture. Stir until thickened. Serve hot.