Thai Beef With Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beef round steak
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 to 1 1/2 tsp. nam pla (fish sauce)
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
1/4 c. water
4 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
4 c. broccoli, cut into 1-inch pieces

Preparation

Partially freeze round steak.
With a sharp knife, slice meat very thin and into bite-size pieces.
In blender container, combine water, garlic, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, red pepper, fish sauce and cornstarch.
Cover and blend until smooth.
Set aside.
Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons cooking oil.
Stir-fry broccoli, 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Remove broccoli from wok.
Add more oil, if necessary; add half of the beef strips.
Stir-fry for 3 minutes; remove and finish cooking rest of beef, then return all the beef and broccoli to wok.
Stir in cornstarch mixture.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Cover and cook 1 minute more.
Serve over rice or Chinese noodles.
Serves 4.