Sizzling beef with celery

Name: Sizzling beef with celery
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; 250g good steak, finely sliced; 2cm knob ginger, finely shredded; 4 celery stalks; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1/2 iceberg lettuce, shredded; 3 green onions, finely chopped; For the marinade; 2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp cornflour

Jill Dupleix

October 19, 2011

Time:< 30 mins

Sizzling beef with celery

Ingredients

6 dried shiitake mushrooms
250g good steak, finely sliced
2cm knob ginger, finely shredded
4 celery stalks
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 iceberg lettuce, shredded
3 green onions, finely chopped
For the marinade
2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cornflour

Method

Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 30 minutes. Toss beef and ginger with the marinade ingredients. Set aside for 30 mins.
Finely slice the celery on the diagonal. Drain the mushrooms, reserving the water, and finely slice, discarding the stalks.
Heat the oil in a wok or frypan until shimmering, add the beef and its marinade and stir-fry for 2 mins until well-coloured. Add the celery, mushrooms, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and 100ml of the strained mushroom water, and stir-fry for 3-4 mins. Add the shredded lettuce and green onions, toss through, and serve hot, with rice.
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