Serves: 4
Total Calories: 362

1/2 pound lean beef
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sherry
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon oil
5 stalks celery
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons water
dash pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
1 1/2 tablespoons oils

1. Shred beef. Combine cornstarch, sugar, sherry, soy sauce and oil. Add to beef and toss to coat.

2. Shred celery lengthwise then cut in 1 1/2-inch lengths. Peel but do not crush garlic.

3. Combine remaining cornstarch and sugar with water and pepper.

4. Heat oil. Rub pan with garlic clove until garlic turns brown then discard. (Hold garlic with chopsticks or fork.) Add celery and stir-fry a few times to coat with oil.

5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat. Remove celery and liquid from pan.

6. Heat remaining oil. Add beef and stir-fry until it begins to brown. Return celery and liquid, stir-frying to reheat and blend flavors.

7. Stir in cornstarch mixture to thicken. Serve at once.

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

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 362
Calories from Fat: 161

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*Beef
Basic Braised Beef
Basic Steamed Beef
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I or II: Suggested Vegetable Combinations (1-4)
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I or II: Suggested Vegetable Combinations (5-7)
Basic Stir-Fried Beef II
Beef Velveteen
Braised Anise Beef I
Braised Anise Beef II
Braised Beef Balls
Braised Curried Beef
Braised Marinated Beef
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Deep-Fried Beef Liver Cubes
Deep-Fried Beef Slivers With Celery
Deep-Fried Beef Strips And Onion
Deep-Fried Chinese Steak
Deep-Fried Hot Beef Shreds
Deep-Fried Paper-Wrapped Beef
Deep-Fried Short Ribs of Beef
Deep-Fried Sweet-and-Pungent Beef Cubes
Marinated Beef
Red-Simmered Beef I
Red-Simmered Beef II
Red-Simmered Beef Tongue
Red-Simmered Spiced Beef With Turnips
Smoked Beef Balls
Smoked Beef I
Smoked Beef II
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Steamed Beef Cubes
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Stir-Fried Beef And Bean Curd
Stir-Fried Beef And Bitter Melon
Stir-Fried Beef And Cauliflower
Stir-Fried Beef And Celery
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Stir-Fried Beef And Chinese Turnips
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Stir-Fried Beef And Lotus Root
Stir-Fried Beef And Mushrooms
Stir-Fried Beef And Onions
Stir-Fried Beef And Oyster Sauce I
Stir-Fried Beef And Oyster Sauce II
Stir-Fried Beef And Peas
Stir-Fried Beef And Peppers
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Stir-Fried Beef And Rice-Flour Noodles
Stir-Fried Beef And Snow Peas
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Stir-Fried Beef Liver I
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Stir-Fried Hot Beef Shreds
Stir-Fried Onion Crackle Beef
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Sweet-and-Pungent Beef Balls II