Serves: 4
Total Calories: 80

1/2 pound beef liver
1 to 2 slice fresh ginger root
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 stalk scallion
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt

I. Cut liver in 1/4-inch slices, then in strips.

2. Mince ginger root. Combine with cornstarch, sherry, soy sauce and sugar. Add to liver and toss to coat. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Cut scallion stalk in 1/2-inch sections. Crush garlic.

4. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic, and stir-fry a few times. Add liver and stir-fry until it turns pale brown (2 to 3 minutes).

5. Add scallion sections and stir-fry 1 minute more. Serve at once.

VARIATIONS:
* In step 4, add to heated oil 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced thin. Stir-fry until softened. Remove from pan. Add another 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and heat then add salt, garlic and liver. Cook as in steps 4 and 5. At the end of step 5, return mushrooms and stir in only to reheat.
* In the above variation, for the mushrooms substitute either 2 cups shelled peas, parboiled or 2 cups string beans, cut in 1 1/2-inch sections and parboiled.

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

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 80
Calories from Fat: 68

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Basic Stir-Fried Beef I
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Deep-Fried Short Ribs of Beef
Deep-Fried Sweet-and-Pungent Beef Cubes
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Stir-Fried Beef And Onions
Stir-Fried Beef And Oyster Sauce I
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