* 225g (8 oz) sirloin steak or braising steak
* 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
* 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry
* 1 tablespoon cornflour
* 4100g (4 oz) broccoli
* 100g (4 oz) bamboo shoots - omit and add extra carrots if preferred
* 1 carrot, sliced
* 100g (4 oz) button mushrooms (or 4 dried mushrooms)
* 3 slices ginger root, peeled
* 1 clove garlic, crushed
* 1 dried red chili, crushed
* 2 spring onions (scallions) sliced diagonally
* 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
* ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* ½ pint chicken stock or water
===Method===
* If using dried mushrooms, soak in boiled water for 20 minutes, squeeze dry and discard stalks
* Cut the beef into very thin straw-like slices
* Mix the oyster sauce, sherry and cornflour. Marinate the beef in this mixture for 20 minutes
* Cut the broccoli into small florets and the bamboo and carrots into slices about the same size as the beef
* Cut the ginger into match-like sticks
* Heat the wok and add half of the oil, stir-fry the beef for 3 minutes. Remove and keep warm
* Add the remaining oil to the same wok and heat.
* Add the ginger, Garlic, chilli and spring onions, followed by the rest of the vegetables, sugar and soy sauce and half of the stock
* Cook for 5 minutes
* Return the beef to the wok, add the remaining stock and bring to the boil, reduce slightly if to too thin, then serve
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