Beef with Snow Peas (Soot Dow Ngow)

1/4 lb flank steak1/4 lb snow pea pods
dash of pepper
1/2 t sugar
1/4 t monosodium glutamate
1/4 c water
1 t soy sauce
1 slice ginger root
1/4 t salt
1 t sherry
1 t cornstarch mixed with 3 T water

Slice flank steak across the grain into thin slices. String snow peas, leaving the pods intact. Mix pepper, sugar, MSG, soy sauce and water. Using a high flame heat a well greased frying pan. Add ginger root and salt. Stir fry the steak for 1 minute, at the same time sprinkling sherry over the meat. Add water mixture and snow pea pods. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cornstarch past and cook and stir for 1/2 minute.