Serves: 4
Total Calories: 340

1/2 pound lean beef
3 tomatoes
1 to 2 stalk scallion
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

1. Cut beef against the grain in 1/4-inch slices, then in 1- by 2-inch strips. Peel and quarter tomatoes. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch sections.

2. Heat oil. Add salt, then scallions, and stir-fry until translucent. Add beef and stir-fry until it loses its redness.

3. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat.

4. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste: then stir in to thicken.

5. Stir in tomato wedges gently, only to heat through. Serve at once.

VARIATIONS:
* Omit the scallions. After step 2, remove beef from pan. Heat another 2 tablespoons of oil. Add 1 green pepper, diced 1/2 cup celery, diced and 2 dried onions, cut in wedges stir-fry a minute to coat with oil. Then add the stock as in step 3, but cook, covered, 3 minutes. Next, add 1 teaspoon curry and 1 teaspoon sugar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Then return the beef and pick up steps 4 and 5.
* In step 5, stir in 2 tablespoons tomato sauce for additional color.

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

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 340
Calories from Fat: 116

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Basic Stir-Fried Beef I
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Deep-Fried Short Ribs of Beef
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