Beef and Broccoli

If you didn't already know i have a love affair with chinese food, seriously. I love it and I could get take out for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week. No joke, ask Tom. :) There for a while this obsession was getting pretty pricey so I made an effort to learn to cook it myself. While it isn't exactly the same, it is pretty darn close.

this recipe was adapted from one that I found on www.allrecipes.com

ingredients:
1 lb flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced
1 lb broccoli florets, frozen is fine
2 tbsp oil, whatever you usually use
2 cloves garlic, pressed

marinade-
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine, much cheaper at the asian market on Hull street. :)
1/2 tsp corn starch
1/8 tsp black pepper

Sauce-
2 tbsp oyster sauce, trust me. :)
1 tsp rice wine
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth

1. Mix the marinade ingredients, then marinate the beef after slicing. Let stand for about 15 minutes.

2. Make sauce.

3. Blanch broccoli for about 2 minutes, then drain thoroughly.

4. Heat a wok to high heat, add cooking oil. Add beef and spread over the surface to make a single layer. Let it fry for 1 minute, then flip. Add the garlic to the wok and fry for another minute. Pour in sauce and broccoli and bring to a boil. Pour cornstarch and cook, stirring constantly until the sauce boils and thickens.

5. EAT and enojoy the heafty amount of sodium that you are devouring. :) :) :)