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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Broccoli Beef

Igredients
1 1/2  pound flank or sirloin, sliced thinly across the grain
1 1/2 pound broccoli florets
4 tablespoons high-heat cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, very finely minced or smushed through garlic smusher
2 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

For the beef marinade
2 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce
2 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
2tablespoon soy sauce
3/4 cup chicken broth

METHOD
1 Marinate the beef: Stir together the beef marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Add
the beef slices and stir until coated. Let stand for 10 minutes
2 Prepare the sauce: Stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
3 Blanch the broccoli: Cook the broccoli in a small pot of boiling, salted water until tender- crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
4 Heat a large frying pan or wok over high heat until a bead of water sizzles and instantly
evaporates upon contact. Add the cooking oil and swirl to coat. Add the beef and
immediately spread the beef out all over the surface of the wok or pan in a single layer
(preferably not touching). Let the beef fry undisturbed for 1 minute. Flip the beef slices
over, add the garlic to the pan and fry for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute until no
longer pink, Pour in the sauce, add the blanched broccoli and bring to a boil. Pour in the
dissolved cornstarch and cook, stirring, until the sauce boils and thickens, 30 seconds.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Amish Breakfast Cassarole

1 pound breakfast sausage
Sprinkle onion powder to taste
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 ½ cups (12 ounces) cottage cheese
1 ¼ cups shredded Swiss Cheese

1. Brown sausage in skillet.  Drain off grease.

2. In a large bowl combine the remaining ingredients.

3. Stir in sausage.

4. Transfer to a greased 9 x 13 pan.

5. Bake, uncovered, 350 F or 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

6. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.