Beef With Hot Bean Sauce
1/2 lb (225 g) beef fillet, thinly sliced
1 tbsp (15 mL) dry sherry
1/4 cup (60 mL) beef consommé
1 tsp (5 mL) chopped garlic
1 tbsp (15 mL) hot bean sauce
1 large onion, cut into eighths
2 tsp (10 mL) cornstarch
1 tsp (5 mL) salt-reduced soy sauce
¼ cup (60 mL) vegetable stock or water
1. Combine sliced beef and sherry. Heat a non-stick pan, add beef and stir-fry 2 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
2. Reheat pan, add consommé, garlic, hot bean sauce and onion, and simmer covered 2 minutes.
3. Return beef to pan. Blend cornstarch with sou sauce and stock. Stir in to thicken and serve at once.
