How To Prepare Beef With Vegetables?

It is been believed by the Chinese that three is a lucky number and hence they use three vegetables with beef in this dish. The beef is cooked with bok choy, red onion, and mushrooms in sherry sauce and dark soy.

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Ingredients:

For the Marinade

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine (or Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry)

• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

For the Sauce

• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1 tablespoon dry sherry (or rice wine)

For the Stir-Fry

• 1 pound flank steak (or top sirloin beef, thinly sliced)

• 4 to 5 tablespoons neutral oil (such as vegetable or canola)

• 1 clove garlic (crushed and chopped)

• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (minced)

• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)

• 2 bok choy stalks (leaves separated, leaves and stalks cut diagonally)

• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms (washed and thinly sliced)

Optional

• 2 green onions (sliced diagonally)

Instructions:

Make the Marinade

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together light soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, and cornstarch.
3. Add the sliced beef to the marinade, coating all sides, and let rest for 15 minutes.

Make the Sauce

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, and dry sherry. Mix well until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.

Stir-Fry the Dish

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Heat a wok and add 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef, discarding the marinade. Stir-fry until it is nearly cooked.
3. Remove beef from the wok and drain on paper towels.
4. Clean out the wok, reserving 2 tablespoons cooking juices (or more if desired) to add to the sauce later.
5. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons oil to the wok. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry briefly.
6. Add the chopped onions and stir-fry until they are tender.
7. Then add the bok choy stalks and stir-fry a bit longer.
8. Next, add the mushrooms and then the bok choy leaves.
9. Push the vegetables up to the side, re-stir the sauce, and pour it into the middle.
10. Turn up the heat, push the vegetables back into the sauce, and mix well.
11. Return the cooked beef to the wok and mix again.
12. Stir in the green onions, if using.
13. Serve hot with rice.