Serves: 3
Total Calories: 252

1 pound beef chuck roast
4 white onions
2 slices fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon sherry
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups Stock, Chicken or favorite stock
2 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons curry powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

1. Cut beef in 1-inch cubes. Slice onions.

2. Mince ginger root and combine with sherry, water and sugar. Heat-but do not boil-stock.

3. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add salt, then beef. Toss meat quickly in hot oil to coat.

4. Add sliced onions. Brown beef on all sides. Then add curry powder and stir to blend in with meat (2 to 3 minutes).

5. Add ginger-sherry mixture and stir in 2 minutes more.

6. Add heated stock and simmer, covered, until meat is tender (about 45 minutes).

7. Blend cornstarch and remaining cold water to a paste then stir in to thicken sauce. Serve hot.

VARIATlONS:
* In step 3, add to the heated oil the salt, curry and onions, and stir-fry until onions are lightly browned then add beef and brown. Omit the ginger-sherry mixture. Pick up steps 6 and 7.
* In step 4, add with the sliced onions 1 pound raw potatoes, peeled and cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes. Brown with the beef.
* At the end of step 7, add I pound potatoes, peeled, cubed and deep-fried to a golden brown or 1 large tomato, peeled and diced.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 3
Total Calories: 252
Calories from Fat: 105

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*Beef
Basic Braised Beef
Basic Steamed Beef
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I or II: Suggested Vegetable Combinations (1-4)
Basic Stir-Fried Beef I or II: Suggested Vegetable Combinations (5-7)
Basic Stir-Fried Beef II
Beef Velveteen
Braised Anise Beef I
Braised Anise Beef II
Braised Beef Balls
Braised Curried Beef
Braised Marinated Beef
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Deep-Fried Beef Liver Cubes
Deep-Fried Beef Slivers With Celery
Deep-Fried Beef Strips And Onion
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Deep-Fried Hot Beef Shreds
Deep-Fried Paper-Wrapped Beef
Deep-Fried Short Ribs of Beef
Deep-Fried Sweet-and-Pungent Beef Cubes
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Red-Simmered Beef I
Red-Simmered Beef II
Red-Simmered Beef Tongue
Red-Simmered Spiced Beef With Turnips
Smoked Beef Balls
Smoked Beef I
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Steamed Beef Cubes
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Stir-Fried Beef And Bean Curd
Stir-Fried Beef And Bitter Melon
Stir-Fried Beef And Cauliflower
Stir-Fried Beef And Celery
Stir-Fried Beef And Chinese Cabbage
Stir-Fried Beef And Chinese Turnips
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Stir-Fried Beef And Lotus Root
Stir-Fried Beef And Mushrooms
Stir-Fried Beef And Onions
Stir-Fried Beef And Oyster Sauce I
Stir-Fried Beef And Oyster Sauce II
Stir-Fried Beef And Peas
Stir-Fried Beef And Peppers
Stir-Fried Beef And Preserved Mustard Cabbage
Stir-Fried Beef And Rice-Flour Noodles
Stir-Fried Beef And Snow Peas
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Stir-Fried Beef And String Beans II
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Stir-Fried Beef Liver I
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Stir-Fried Hot Beef Shreds
Stir-Fried Onion Crackle Beef
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Sweet-and-Pungent Beef Balls II