Name: Beef with celery
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram rump steak; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 2 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 egg-white; 3 tablespoon oil; 6 shallots; 2.5 centimetre piece green ginger, grated; 6 sticks celery; 3 teaspoon cornflour; 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon soy sauce, extra; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 2 teaspoon oyster sauce; 1 clove garlic, crushed

Ingredients

500 gram rump steak

1 teaspoon vinegar

2 teaspoon soy sauce

1 egg-white

3 tablespoon oil

6 shallots

2.5 centimetre piece green ginger, grated

6 sticks celery

3 teaspoon cornflour

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon soy sauce, extra

1 tablespoon dry sherry

2 teaspoon oyster sauce

1 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Remove excess fat from meat, cut meat into strips 2.5cm long. Combine in basin with vinegar, soy sauce and lightly beaten egg-white. Cover and stand one hour. Stir occasionally.

2.Heat two tablespoons of the oil in pan or wok, add half the meat, brown well, remove from wok; brown remaining meat.

3.Peel ginger, chop finely, chop shallots into 2.5cm lengths, slice celery diagonally. Put celery into saucepan of boiling salted water, boil two minutes, drain, rinse under cold running water, drain well.

4.Heat remaining oil in wok, add celery, shallots, ginger and crushed garlic, sauté one minute.

5.Add meat to pan, toss well. Combine cornflour with water, extra soy sauce, sherry and oyster sauce, mix well. Add to wok, stir until boiling and well combined.

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