Ginger Beef

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces gingerroot, sliced
• 1 lb beef tenderloin
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 green bell pepper
• 6 green onions
• 1 red chili pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in small glass or plastic bowl. stir until sugar dissolves. mix in ginger. let stand 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 cut meat across the grain into thin slices about 1 1/2-inches long. combine sherry, cornstarch and soy sauce in medium glass or plastic bowl. mix in meat. let stand 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over high heat. add 1/3 of the meat, spreading slices out in wok so they do not overlap. cook until meat is brown, 2 - 3 minutes on each side. remove meat from pan. repeat procedure twice with remaining meat.
• 4 remove seeds from green pepper. cut green pepper into 1-inch pieces. cut onions into 1-inch pieces.
• 5 heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in wok. add pepper, onions and ginger mixture with marinade to wok. stir-fry until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. return meat to wok. cook and stir until hot throughout. garnish with chili.