Serves: 3
Total Calories: 321

1 pound lean beef
1 stalk scallion
1 slice fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 egg white
oil for deep-frying
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil

1. Cut beef against the grain in 1/4-inch slices. Then pound paper-thin with flat side of a cleaver or bottom of a glass jar.

2. Mince scallion and ginger root and combine in a deep bowl with soy sauce and sherry. Add beef and toss gently. Let stand 1 to 1 1/2 hours, turning meat occasionally.

3. Drain meat well, discarding marinade. Wipe out bowl. Blot beef dry with paper toweling and return to bowl.

4. Mix cornstarch and egg white to make a batter. Add to beef and toss gently to coat. Meanwhile, heat oil.

5. Add beef a few slices at a time, and deep-fry until golden (1 to 2 minutes). Drain on paper toweling.

6. In a saucepan, heat remaining soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil. Pour over beef and serve hot.

VARIATION:
* In step 6. instead of pouring heated sauce over the beef, serve it separately as a dip.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 3
Total Calories: 321
Calories from Fat: 109

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