Stir – fried beef with ginger and egg

300 g ( 10 oz ) beef fillet or striploin
1 tablespoon cornflour
60 ml ( ¼ cup ) oil
4 cm ( 1 ½ in ) young ginger , cut in matchstick shreds
4 stalks spring onions, coarsely chopped
60 ml ( ¼ cup ) water
1 egg , lightly beaten

Marinade :
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon sugar

Method :
Chill the beef in the freezer for 15 minutes, then cut across the grain into very thin slices.
Put the beef into a bowl , sprinkle with cornflour and toss to coat well. Add all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat the oil in wok for 30 seconds. When moderately hot, add the ginger slices and stir-fry until golden and crips, aboute 1 minute. Remove and drain on paper lowel.
Increase the heat and stir-fry beef over very high heat,1 minute. Add spring onions and stir-fry 15 seconds. Add water, then immediately pour in the egg and stir until set,about 5 seconds. Transfer immediately to a serving dish, garnish with fried ginger and serve with hot streamed white rice.

(Serves 4, preparation time 20 mins + 30 mins marinating,cooking time 5 mins )