Steamed beef cubes
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | smalls | Dried black mushrooms |
| 1 | pounds | Lean beef |
| 1 | Scallion stalk | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sherry |
| 1 | cup | Mushroom-soaking liquid |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | dash | Pepper |
Directions
1. Soak dried mushrooms; reserve soaking liquid.
2. Cut beef in 11/2-inch cubes. Place in heatproof bowl. Mince scallion and add with soy sauce and sherry to beef. Toss gently. Let stand 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
3. Steam on a rack 1-½ hours, adding more boiling water as it evaporates.
(See "HOW-TO SECTION".)
4. Add soaked mushrooms and their soaking liquid. Steam 30 minutes more.
Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .