Beef with Broccoli

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Beef with Broccoli
Serves 3 to 4
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Ingredients:
3/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces

Marinade for Beef:
1 egg
1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
1 }) ?; Q4 F+ ~: b$ N( {1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
2 Tbsp water

1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) oil
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6 }% O8 w( |& w' J7 u1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
1 [5 k, l1 ~- y2 y  }1 cup (250 mL) cooking oil
2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
7 Z. T  J; C( v( O% F; ~2 Tbsp (25 mL) light soy sauce
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1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar
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1 n! N+ ]" R) i9 v! Z' N7 ~8 o6 ^2 cloves garlic, crushed
5 [, [* }% a4 P" s& Z$ }1 \1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth
2 Tbsp cornstarch (if desired)
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Directions:
Slice beef and mix together marinade ingredients. Add marinade to beef and marinate for thirty minutes. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to beef, mix in thoroughly, and marinate beef for another thirty minutes. While beef is marinating, prepare the vegetables.
Heat wok and add 1 cup of oil. When oil is ready, add beef and stir-fry until it is nearly cooked. Remove beef and set aside on a plate. Drain the wok and wipe clean with a paper towel.
. X, s- ?3 k/ T' o0 rAdd 1/2 cup water to wok. Bring the water to a boil and add the broccoli. Cover and cook until broccoli is cooked through. Drain the wok.  
Heat wok and add oil (about 2 tablespoons). Add the garlic and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add vegetables and beef and mix together. Make a well in the middle of the wok and add the sauce ingredients. Add cornstarch, stirring to thicken. Mix sauce together with other ingredients.  Serve hot.
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