Chinese Recipe : Stir Fried Shredded Beef with Ginger

Ingredients:

• 1 lb flank steak, shredded
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 ½ tbsps oil
• 12 slices ginger root, shredded
• 2 ½ tbsps soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsps dry sherry or yellow wine
• 2 tsps cornstarch dissolved in 2 ½ tbsps water
• 3 scallions, cut into 1 ½ inches pieces
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Sprinkle the steak with the salt, cornstarch and 1 ½ tsps oil. Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add the steak and ginger and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes.
2. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar and sherry or wine and the cornstarch mixture. Continue stir-frying for a further 1 minute.
3. Sprinkle in the scallions and add the pepper to taste. Stir and turn a few times. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.