BEIJING WOK RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut beef into thin strips . In a bowl of sealable bag combine all marinade ingredients and mix well. Add beef slices and marinate for 15 minutes.
• While beef in marinating mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and refrigerate.
• When the beef is done marinating coat the beef slices with 6 tablespoons of cornstarch. Remove any access cornstarch and deep fry (either in a deep fryer or wok) beef slices in batches until floating or golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
• Add a couple tablespoons of oil to the wok and add minced garlic and stir fry for 10 seconds. Add red and green bell peppers and onions and stir fry for 2 minutes. Remove vegetables and set aside.
• Pour sauce into the wok and heat until boiling. In a serving dish add beef and vegetables and coat with the sauce.

Steps:

• "1. Peel the eggplant and cut into slices about 1/2 inch thick. Score the slicess on one side about 1/8 inch () deep and cut into 1 1/4 inch strips. 2. Heat the oil in a wok to 400 or until a piece of scallion green or ginger moves quickly when tossed into the oil and a haze appears above the oil surface. Add the eggplant and deep-fry until brown. Remove and drain well. 3. Blend the soy sauce,salt,scallions,ginger,the cornstarch-water mixture and 5 additional tsp water into a sauce. 4. Pour all but 2 tsp of the oil from the work. Heat over high heat,until the oil surface ripples. Add the garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the eggplant strips and the sauce. Bring to a boil and cook,stirring, until the sauce thickens. Spinkle with the sesame oil, remove,and serve. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 233 by James and Susan Kirkland on Nov 09, 1997"