Beef And Tofu In Oyster Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef, thinly sliced and cut into 1 by 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 green onions, trimmed,cut in 1 inch diagonal pieces
• 1 lb firm tofu, cut in cubes or rectangles (not silky)
• 1 lb fresh green asparagus, ends trimmed,cut diagonally into 1 inch pieces,with the tips kept separate
• 1 piece fresh ginger, about a 1 inch cube,grated
• 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch to americans, not cornmeal)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3/4 cup low sodium beef broth or 3/4 cup low sodium beef broth
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 3 -4 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or to taste if broth is salty)

Recipe

• 1 bring 2 to 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 when it is boiling rapidly, add all the asparagus except the tips.
• 3 when the water begins boiling again, add the tips, and boil for about 1 minute.
• 4 the aim is for the asparagus to still be crunchy, so judge cooking time by whether it is thin or thick.
• 5 drain and reserve.
• 6 mix cornflour with water and keep handy.
• 7 heat oil in a frying pan or wok.
• 8 cook the beef, green onion and grated ginger until the beef shows just a little red.
• 9 add the beef broth, sugar, oyster sauce, soy sauce and tofu, being careful not to break up the tofu very much.
• 10 simmer over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, until the pieces of tofu are warm inside.
• 11 stir in the asparagus.
• 12 when the asparagus is done to your liking add cornflour-water mixture and remove from heat.