Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 2 cups broccoli florets 
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch 
• 1 piece ginger fresh minced peeled
• 3 large garlic clove minced
• 6  spring onion cut into 1-inch-long pieces
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil 
• 2 cups snow peas chinese trimmed
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 0.5  bell pepper red sliced
• 1 tablespoon cooking sherry 
• 3 tablespoons soya sauce 
• 8 ounces beef top sirloin steaks cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips

Equipment

• frying pan
• pot
• wok
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Combine first 7 ingredients and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
2. Cook broccoli in small pot of boiling salted water until almost crisp-tender, about 2 minutes; drain. Rinse under cold water to cool.
3. Heat oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to wok, reserving marinade. Stir-fry beef until just no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
4. Remove beef from wok.
5. Add broccoli, pea pods, green onions and red bell pepper. Continue stir-frying until vegetables are just crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir cornstarch into reserved marinade.
6. Pour marinade over vegetables in wok.
7. Add beef and stir-fry until liquid boils and thickens, about 1 minute.