Title: Beef sauce for noodles
 Categories: Sauce
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 c  Beef
      1    Clove garlic
      1 sm Onion
      1    Tomato
      2 tb Oil
    1/2 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Stock
    1/2 ts Sugar
      1 tb Cornstarch
      3 tb Water
           Chinese parsley
 
   1. Mince or grind beef. Mince garlic and onion. Peel tomato and cut
  in wedges.
  
   2. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic and onion; stir-fry until
  translucent. Add beef; stir-fry to brown lightly.
  
   3. Add stock, sugar and tomato wedges. Heat quickly, stirring.
  
   4. Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste; then stir
  in to thicken. Pour sauce over noodles. Garnish with parsley and
  serve.
  
   VARIATION: Omit the tomato and sugar. Instead, after step 2, add to
  beef 1 cup fresh mushrooms, 2 celery stalks and 1 green pepper, all
  diced. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more; then add the stock and simmer,
  covered, 2 to
        3    minutes. Pick up step 4.
  
  From , ISBN 0-517-65870-4.