Beef with Broccoli

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Beef with Broccoli
Serves 3 to 4
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Ingredients:
3/4 lb (375 g) lean beef, sliced thinly into bite-sized pieces
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1 egg
( }! x8 i; \& C  {1/3 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
  X+ H; s+ y, Y- i5 {1 Tbsp (15 mL) cooking wine
9 d- i+ A9 ~8 n! K1 Tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
2 Tbsp water
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; g8 b0 M  W1 S$ E) S/ W' Z: i1 1/2 lb (750 g) broccoli, flowerets removed, slice on the diagonal into thin slices
1 cup (250 mL) cooking oil
3 l7 l/ [9 c" r! \2 1/2 Tbsp (30 mL) oyster sauce
2 Tbsp (25 mL) light soy sauce
3/4 Tbsp (10 mL) dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp (15 mL) sugar
a few drops of sesame oil
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0 U0 B: c$ P# M8 M3 }1/2 cup (125 mL) chicken broth
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5 |  x# d  F: qDirections:
Slice beef and mix together marinade ingredients. Add marinade to beef and marinate for thirty minutes. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil to beef, mix in thoroughly, and marinate beef for another thirty minutes. While beef is marinating, prepare the vegetables.
5 P. }- D) F% o6 f5 x7 w/ t; P2 eHeat wok and add 1 cup of oil. When oil is ready, add beef and stir-fry until it is nearly cooked. Remove beef and set aside on a plate. Drain the wok and wipe clean with a paper towel.
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( p# |( u% ]1 v9 `6 c; sHeat wok and add oil (about 2 tablespoons). Add the garlic and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Add vegetables and beef and mix together. Make a well in the middle of the wok and add the sauce ingredients. Add cornstarch, stirring to thicken. Mix sauce together with other ingredients.  Serve hot.
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; K; [" E) |2 |5 J" s5 p1 W*Add carrots and onion if desired. Boil in the wok with the broccoli (you'll need to add more water).