Stir-Fried Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. beef stock or canned broth
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
4 tsp. rice wine vinegar
salt
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. oil
3/4 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1/2 lb. snow peas, trimmed
1 lb. flank steak, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
4 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts

Preparation

Combine stock, soy sauce, vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water.
In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
Add mushrooms and cook about 3 minutes. Stir in snow peas and cook 1 minute.
Remove vegetables and any liquid.
Heat remaining oil; add meat and sear about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger and stock mixture.
Bring to a boil.
Stir in cornstarch.
Cook briefly to thicken.
Stir in mushrooms, snow peas, scallions and water chestnuts and serve.