RECIPES
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STIR-FRY BEEF AND BROCCOLI (CONT.)
Combine remaining soy sauce and sherry with broth, cornstarch, sugar and salt;
set aside. Set skillet temperature to 350° F. Add oil and heat 1 minute. Drain
meat, discarding marinade and add meat to skillet. Stir fry 7 to 9 minutes or until
beef is done. Remove meat and keep warm. Add vegetables. Cover and cook 3
minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Stir mid-way through cooking.
Reduce temperature to 250° F. Blend meat into vegetables. Stir broth mixture
then pour over meat and vegetables. Heat, stirring, until broth is hot and thick-
ened. Serve over rice.
STEAK AU POIVRE
2 teaspoons black peppercorns or mixture 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
of black, green and pink peppercorns 1 green onion, sliced
1
⁄2 to
3
⁄4-lb. boneless steak, (1 strip or sirloin steak) 3 tablespoons bourbon or beef broth
3 tablespoons water
Place peppercorns in plastic bag. Crack peppercorns with rolling pin or mallet.
Press cracked peppercorns evenly over both sides of steak. Set aside. Set skillet
temperature to 300° F. Add steak and cook, 7 minutes per side for medium-rare,
or until desired doneness. Remove steak from skillet and keep warm.
Add butter and green onion. Saute, stirring for 1 minute. Combine bourbon/beef
broth and water; pour over green onions. Allow to cook, stirring constantly, about
2 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly. Cut steak into serving portions.
Return steak to skillet and spoon sauce over meat. Heat 1 minute. Serve steaks
with sauce spooned over meat.
RECIPES
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FISH FILLETS WITH LEMON DILL SAUCE
1
/
4
-lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 green onions, sliced
1
/
3
teaspoon dill weed
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1
/
4
teaspoon salt
1
1
/
2
teaspoons all-purpose flour Dash ground black pepper
1
/
4
cup milk 1 to 2 orange roughy or other firm fish fillets,
2 tablespoons water (about 8-ounces each)
1 tablespoon white wine
1
/
4
cup cream, optional
Set skillet temperature to 300° F. Add mushrooms, onions and butter. Sauté, stir-
ring frequently, 2 minutes. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minutes.
Combine milk and water.
Reduce temperature to “WARM”. Add milk mixture to skillet and cook, stirring
constantly, 1 minute. Blend in wine, lemon juice and seasonings. Arrange fish
fillets in sauce, spooning sauce over fish. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until
fish flakes easily with a fork. Lift fish from sauce with a wide spatula.
If not using cream, spoon sauce over fish and serve. If desired, remove fish from
serving platter and keep warm. Blend cream into sauce in skillet. Heat uncovered
1 to 2 minutes. Spoon sauce over fish.
STIR-FRY BEEF AND BROCCOLI
1
⁄2 to
3
⁄4-lb. top round or sirloin
1
⁄4 teaspoon sugar
1 clove garlic, minced salt to taste
Dash ground ginger 2 tablespoons sesame or peanut oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
3
⁄4 cup broccoli flowerettes
2 tablespoons dry sherry, divided 1 to 2 medium carrots, bias sliced
1
⁄2 cup beef broth
1
⁄2 onion, sliced in thin wedges
1
1
⁄2 teaspoons cornstarch Hot cooked rice
Slice beef into very thin slices and place in glass bowl. (Partially freeze beef for 30
to 60 minutes to make beef easier to slice.) Add garlic, ginger, 1 tablespoon soy
sauce and 1 tablespoon sherry. Toss to coat. Allow beef to stand, at room temper-
ature for 30 minutes.