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Mongolian Beef

Yield: 4 servings

4 c Peanut oil
15 Green onion tops
1 tb Minced ginger
1 lb Flank or sirloin steak
1 1/2 tb Water chestnut flour
2 Egg whites
1 pn Salt
Cornstarch paste

Sauce:
1 ts Chili paste with garlic
1/4 c Chicken stock
2 tb Dark soy sauce
1 pn Sugar
1 1/2 tb Dry sherry


Servings: 4

Preparation: Cut tops of green onions into 2" long pieces. Combine
sauce ingredients in small bowl & stir thoroughly. Cut steak across the grain into thin slices, about 1/2" deep by 2" long. In bowl big enough to hold meat, combine egg whites, salt & water chestnut flour. Beat with chopstick until frothy. Add steak, & use fingers to coat each slice.

Deep-frying: In wok, heat oil to moderately hot. When ready, piece of
coated meat will rise to surface immediately. Fry meat in small batches; drop in 1 slice at a time to avoid sticking. Cook until lightly brown, about 1 minute. Drain on Chinese strainer or paper bag.

Stir-frying: Remove all but 2 T of oil from wok. With wok at medium
heat, quickly stir-fry green onions & ginger for about 20 seconds. Add sauce; bring to boil on high heat while stirring. Add beef all at once, & toss with sauce until beef is hot & coated. Push beef out of sauce, dribble in cornstarch paste to lightly thicken. Recombine. Serve immediately.

Serves 4.

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