Beef With Broccoli

• 1/2 pound raw good-quality lean beef
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoon sake or dry sherry
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon peanut oil
• 1 pound fresh broccoli
• 1 slice fresh ginger, 1/4-inch thick
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with a little water
• 18 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chicken stock or water

1. Cut the beef into 1/8-inch-thick slices, and mix with the next 5 ingredients.
2. Slice the broccoli stems diagonally into paper-thin slices, and divide florets into 3 or 4 pieces, depending on size.
3. Mince ginger.
4. Add pepper to the cornstarch solution.

lean beef, cornstarch, soy sauce, sake, sugar, peanut oil, broccoli, ginger, cornstarch, pepper, peanut oil, salt, chicken

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5843 (may not work)