Serves: 4
Total Calories: 352

1/2 pound lean beef
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 head cauliflower
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

1. Slice beef thin against the grain. Combine sugar, salt and soy sauce. Add to beef and toss to coat.

2. Break cauliflower in small flowerets cut stalks diagonally in 1/2-inch slices. Then parboil.

3. Heat oil. Add beef and stir-fry until it begins to brown. Remove from pan.

4. Heat remaining oil stir in salt. Then add cauliflower and remaining sugar and soy sauce. Stir-fry 1 minute.

5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and water to a paste.

6. Return beef, stir-frying briefly to reheat. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once.

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

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 352
Calories from Fat: 150

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