Beef with Broccoli

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Beef with Broccoli
Serves 3 to 4
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0 D# m. D0 `6 GIngredients:
3/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces
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Marinade for Beef:
5 s  `5 B) c3 u1 egg
1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
1 w$ e) j' d  M& L1 R, p9 o1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
9 h/ z' P- i- m( v2 Tbsp water
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1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) oil
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1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
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2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
  e. u# F5 D5 c3 t2 Tbsp (25 mL) light soy sauce
3/4 Tbsp (10 mL) dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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4 h. y. {0 B) t1 a3 b  fDirections:
3 L/ |9 z; v7 g; F, P$ OSlice 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.
- Y/ [+ U' E/ x5 K- {5 nHeat 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.
Add 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.  
" H# w8 A+ ?1 ~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.

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6 {& f, {8 t/ H! V9 _*Add carrots and onion if desired. Boil in the wok with the broccoli (you'll need to add more water).