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Asparagus with Beef Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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1 pound flank steak
Salt
1 tsp. cornstarch
Soy sauce
2 pounds fresh asparagus with tight tips
2 medium sized onions
2 cloves garlic
Salad oil
3 Tbsp. canned Oriental bean sauce
1/2 tsp. sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Cut steak lengthwise in 2 1/2 inch strips, trimming off fat as you. Then across the grain, in 1/8 inch thick strips.

Put meat in a bowl and add 1 tsp salt, cornstarch and 2 tsp. soy sauce. Mix and set aside.
Wash asparagus carefully, break off tough ends, and cut diagonally into pieces about 1/4 inch thick (cutting on diagonal the piece will be about 1 1/2 - 2 inches long.

Cut onion in half lengthwise, lay cut side down and slice crosswise into 1/4 inch slices.

Smash garlic cloves with flat side of knife or cleaver and remove skin.

Heat a wide frying pan or wok over highest heat, add 1/4 cup oil; it should bubble slightly from the heat. Add garlic and cook until pale brown. Remove and discard. Add meat, stir frequently, and cook until almost browned. Remove to a bowl.

Add 3 Tbsp. oil. Add onion. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly. Make a little hollow on top of the onions; add bean sauce. Cook until onions start to get translucent. Add asparagus and sprinkle over 1 tsp. salt, sugar and 1 Tbsp. soy sauce. Cover and cook, taking the top occasionally to stir well, just until asparagus is tender-crisp.

Put meat on top. Cook, stirring just long enough to get the meat reheated.

Serve with rice.

 

 

 

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