Beef with Asparagus

Name: Beef with Asparagus
Yield: Serves 3 or 4 as a Main Course.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1½ tablespoons Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 1 pound flank steak, membrane peeled, or boneless sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain into pieces 2 inches long; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 tablespoons thin soy sauce; 3 tablespoons chicken broth; Salt to taste; ½ pound fresh asparagus, sliced diagonally

Preparation info

Serves
3 or 4
as a Main Course.

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Chinese Technique

By Ken Hom

Published 1981

About

Ingredients

1 pound flank steak, membrane peeled, or boneless sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain into pieces 2 inches long

Asia
China
Main course

Method

stir-frying

Coat the beef thoroughly so that it will absorb the marinade, and let it stand in the marinade for 10 minutes.
Heat 1½ tablespoons of the peanut oil in a wok over a