Ou Pian Chao Niu Rou

Description
Stir-fried beef with sliced lotus root

Ingredients

 * 150 g beef
 * 230g young lotus root
 * 10 g dried black fungus
 * 5 small slices ginger
 * 2 stalks spring onion
 * 1 tbsp mashed garlic
 * 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
 * 5 small slices carrot

Sauce 1

 * dash sesame oil
 * some pepper
 * ½ tbsp dark soy sauce

Sauce 2

 * ¼ tbsp salt
 * ½ tbsp cornflour
 * 3 tbsp water

Seasoning 1

 * ½ tbsp light soy sauce
 * ⅓ tbsp sugar
 * 1 tbsp cornflour
 * 1 tbsp oil

Seasoning 2

 * ¼ tbsp salt
 * ⅓ tbsp sugar
 * 3 tbsp stock

Directions

 * 1) Wash the dry black fungus, soak till become soft, wash again.
 * 2) Tear fungus into small pieces, boil in hot water for 5 minutes, drain out.
 * 3) Remove skin of young lotus root, wash and cut into think slices.
 * 4) Add 1 tbsp vinegar into 1 cup of water, soak lotus root in, then drain out.
 * 5) Cut beef into thin slices, marinate 10 minutes with seasoning (1).
 * 6) Heat wok with 2 tbsp of oil, fry black fungus and lotus root for 2 minutes.
 * 7) Add seasoning (2), stir fry until water become dry, dish up for use.
 * 8) Heat wok with 2 tbsp of oil, stir fry the beef to nearly cooked, dish up.
 * 9) Heat wok again with 2 tbsp of oil, fry ginger and mashed garlic.
 * 10) Add beef, stir fry and mix well, sprinkle yellow wine (if any).
 * 11) Add lotus root, black fungus, carrot, spring onion, stir fry.
 * 12) Mix well, add sauce (1) and (2), stir and mix well, dish up and serve.