Ginger Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. flank steak
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. dark soy sauce
peanut, vegetable or corn oil
3/4 c. finely shredded fresh ginger
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. dry sherry
1/4 tsp. monosodium glutamate
3 c. loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Preparation

Slice beef thin against grain.
Coat with cornstarch, soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon oil.
Put the ginger into a mixing bowl. Add 1 teaspoon salt; let stand 10 minutes, then drain and squeeze to get juice out.
Heat 1 cup oil in wok.
Add beef; cook until meat loses red color.
Drain, saving 2 tablespoons of oil.
Blend sugar, wine and monosodium glutamate and set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil.
Add ginger juice.
Add beef and coriander leaves.
Cook 1 minute.
Add wine; heat, then serve over rice or noodles.
Makes 4 to 8 servings.