Spicy Beef Lettuce Cups

12 oz Boneless sirloin, trimmed

2 tb Light soy sauce

1 tb Dry sherry

1 Piece ginger root, peeled,

-grated (1/2") 1 Garlic clove, crushed

2 pn Five Spice Powder

1 ts Chili sauce

2 tb Corn oil

6 Green onions, sliced

-diagonally 1 sm Red bell pepper, seeded,

-diced 1/2 ts Cornstarch

1 ts Water

8 Crisp lettuce cups, chilled

Fresh parsley sprigs (opt) Cut steak in very thin slivers and place in a bowl. Add soy sauce, sherry, ginger, garlic, Five Spice Powder and refrigerate 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Heat oil in a skillet or wok. Add onions and red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute. Add beef mixture to onion mixture and stir-fry 2-3 minutes. In a custard cup, blend cornstarch and water until smooth; add to beef mixture. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Spoon beef mixture into lettuce cups. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.