asian vegetable beef soup~robynne

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup beef broth*
• 1/4 cup sherry or additional beef broth
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 6 - green onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced gingerroot or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (use fresh if possible for best result))
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups julienned carrots
• 1 cup sliced bok choy
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
• - *i usually add beef soup base to intensify the beef flavor, if you do so, be sure to hold off on salting the soup, as soup base contains sodium
• - *if you want more asian flavor, add some five-spice powder.