Beef with Broccoli

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Beef with Broccoli
Serves 3 to 4

Ingredients:
3/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces

Marinade for Beef:
1 egg
, o% R+ O& g$ N: |1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
) ]# U2 L5 g# k* h% V1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
2 Tbsp water
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1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) oil

1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
1 cup (250 mL) cooking oil
2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
/ w4 X3 a1 `4 ^4 ?) s7 r4 Q2 Tbsp (25 mL) light soy sauce
3/4 Tbsp (10 mL) dark soy sauce
4 q: v" n" E$ H& i0 k$ U, r. P# t1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar
a few drops of sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
+ F. r2 h/ O5 g  b" U( n2 \1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth
5 Q% E7 D) i2 C2 Tbsp cornstarch (if desired)
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Directions:
Slice beef and mix together marinade ingredients. Add marinade to beef and marinate for thirty minutes. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to beef, mix in thoroughly, and marinate beef for another thirty minutes. While beef is marinating, prepare the vegetables.
* `* N' Q. ?, {0 W5 EHeat wok and add 1 cup of oil. When oil is ready, add beef and stir-fry until it is nearly cooked. Remove beef and set aside on a plate. Drain the wok and wipe clean with a paper towel.
, ~# z% r# z" @  W, u" Z. EAdd 1/2 cup water to wok. Bring the water to a boil and add the broccoli. Cover and cook until broccoli is cooked through. Drain the wok.  
Heat wok and add oil (about 2 tablespoons). Add the garlic and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add vegetables and beef and mix together. Make a well in the middle of the wok and add the sauce ingredients. Add cornstarch, stirring to thicken. Mix sauce together with other ingredients.  Serve hot.

Variations
* O: l# W  W2 u' a7 ~- g+ T/ |*Add carrots and onion if desired. Boil in the wok with the broccoli (you'll need to add more water).