Beef with Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:

    1 pound beef steak
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    1 tablespoon soy sauce
    2 teaspoons cornstarch
    2 tablespoons water
    2 tablespoons sherry
    4 tablespoons beef stock
    2 slices ginger root (finely chopped)
    2 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
    3/4 teaspoon sugar
    salt and pepper -- to taste

Directions:

1. Cut the beef into small thin slices and rub these with the salt and 1/2 tablespoon of oil.
2. Mix the soy sauce, cornstarch, water, sherry and stock in a bowl until well blended.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan. When hot add the beef, spreading the pieces out, and stir-fry them over a high heat for 1 minute.
4. Add the ginger, followed by the oyster sauce and sugar, and continue to stir-fry for 30 seconds.
5. Pour in the sauce mixture from the bowl, and continue to stir-fry over a high heat for a further minute.
6. Serve immediately on a well-heated dish.