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

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1 egg
1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
8 r+ F$ V  X. u% ]6 o6 j; V1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
+ z, t2 a# T5 O- X; y2 P1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
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. w- B1 ~7 p  g& Y* {7 U1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
( c4 u  L3 g* i$ ?1 cup (250 mL) cooking oil
2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
2 Tbsp (25 mL) light soy sauce
# \7 [- _/ ?8 R) q1 @1 P3/4 Tbsp (10 mL) dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar
a few drops of sesame oil
, U+ J% P) \. U2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth
2 Tbsp cornstarch (if desired)
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% c3 I3 L# I$ a0 Y% cDirections:
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.
" S' S4 l& v# Z' m7 a% wAdd 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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Variations
8 _% J" {7 A# N, d5 U*Add carrots and onion if desired. Boil in the wok with the broccoli (you'll need to add more water).