Wok Man.

Day 3 in China was a simple flavor ... Stir Fry Beef with Broccoli. I pulled out our Wok from 1990 and began the process of assembling the meal. Stir fry really is a very easy meal to prepare, just a lot of steps in prepping and with my broken noodle luck, I picked a recipe that was step crazy!

1st, slicing and dicing and marinating and cooking and removing and cleaning and then more cooking and removing and cleaning and then a combined cooking... finally... 5 prep bowls, a sticky pot of rice, 2 dirty knives, 2 cutting boards and a dirty wok later, dinner was done. And so was I... just kidding. I actually have way too much energy for getting 5 hours of sleep and having my Boot Camp class kick me in the (remove the cl from class)... this morning at 5:45 am.

Silent response from the kids which is a good thing. Hannah... "I really like this".... Elie... wasn't feeling great so I'm not sure if that's the reason she agreed with liking the meal or if she was seriously really liking it. Though, she only ate the rice and meat. Katy...ate pasta dinner at Cal's... ate again with us and LOVED the baby corns I added in her honor. Hope they were still good...leftover from Japan. They passed the smell test! Not much leftover which is a sign of Happy Is.

 Stir Fry Beef with Broccoli

 Marinate 3/4 - 1 lb. (thinly sliced against the grain) flank steak for 30 minutes in:
1 Tbl. rice vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 Tbl. water
1 Tbl. cornstarch

Mix up sauce in bowl and set aside:
2 Tbl. oyster sauce
1 Tbl. light soy sauce
1 Tbl. dark soy sauce
1 Tbl. water
Minced garlic to your tasting (I added this)
 In a separate bowl, mix 1/2 tsp corn starch and 1 Tbl water

Wash and chop broccoli. I added carrots and baby corns.

Plug the Wok in. Heat medium-high with 1 cup of oil? which I thought was too extreme so I added 1 Tbl.. later to find out that the oil was the "secret" to seal the meat juices ... oh well. The meat made my way was very juicy and tender....so ha!

Remove the meat and drain the rest of marinade and use a paper towel to clean it up. Heat another Tbl. of oil and 2 cloves of minced garlic. Add broccoli and any other veggies and saute for a few minutes. Add a 1/2 cup water, close the lid and let steam for 4-5 minutes. Remove the veggies into antoher bowl. Wipe the wok clean. Add another Tbl. oil. Add the sauce and cornstarch mixture. Toss back in the beef and veggies. Stir it up and serve over a bed of rice.

Here's to a lucky tomorrow.