Pepper Steak And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless round steak
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into strips
• 1 large onion, cut into rings
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, undrained
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 trim excess fat from steak.
• 2 slice across the grain into 2 x 1/4-inch strips.
• 3 melt butter in a large skillet.
• 4 saute green pepper, onion and celery in butter.
• 5 remove vegetables, reserving drippings in skillet.
• 6 brown steak in reserved drippings.
• 7 add sauteed vegetables, mushrooms, soy sauce, pepper and 3 tablespoons water; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until meat is tender.
• 8 remove meat and vegetables and reserve the drippings in skillet.
• 9 combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water, stirring until cornstarch is disolved.
• 10 add cornstarch mixture to liquid in skillet; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
• 11 return meat and vegetables to skillet.
• 12 serve over rice.