Chinese Greens And Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb sukiyaki beef or 1 lb thinly sliced beef, cut into 1/2-inch lenghths
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sherry wine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon msg
1 lb chinese greens, cut 1/4-inch thick diagonally
1 (4 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots
4 tablespoons oil
2 dried Chinese mushrooms, prepared and cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Marinate beef in cornstarch, salt, sugar, sherry, soy sauce and msg for 30 minutes.
Heat 2 Tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
Stir-fry garlic until brown.
Add chinese greens, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes.
Add water and cook 1 minute more. Remove from pan and set aside.
Heat 2 Tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
Stir-fry beef mixture 3 minutes.
Add vegetables to meat and simmer 2 minutes.
Serve hot.
Variations: the meat mixture with vegetables can be served over chow mein noodles, fried rice noodles or bean threads.