Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Beef with Asparagus.

• 1/4 lb Round steak, sliced
• 1 tb Soya sauce
• 1 tb Wine
• Salt
• 1 sm Onion, sliced
• 1/2 lb Asparagus, sliced on the diagonal
• 1 Celery stalk, sliced on the diagonal
• 3 tb Water
• 3 tb Oil

1. Slice beef. Marinate in soya sauce, wine, and salt. Slice other ingredients.

2. Heat oil in wok to smoking point. Stir fry beef and onion for about 3 minutes. Remove to platter. Add asparagus to wok plus 3 tablespoons water. Stir, cover wok. Cook 3 minutes, lifting cover once or twice to stir asparagus. Add celery. Cook two more minutes with wok covered. Lift cover once to stir ingredients. Add beef back into wok. Mix everything together well. Serve


(4 servings)

NOTE: A corn starch gravy may be added to the above recipe if desired. Chicken or pork can be used in place of beef, they can be retained in wok while asparagus and celery are cooking in it. It is suggested that the asparagus be cut diagonally as it requires a fair amount of cooking time.