Pepper Steak

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef top round steak, cut 1 inch thick
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/4 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
• 1 can chopped tomato, drained or 2 medium tomatoes blanched,peeled and cut into wedges
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 slice the beef into 3 inch strips 1/4 inch wide.
• 2 heat 1 t.
• 3 oil in skillet on medium high and add onion and garlic, stirring until onion is tender, around 4 or 5 minutes.
• 4 remove with a slotted spoon.
• 5 add remaining oil and saute the beef until browned.
• 6 remove with a slotted spoon.
• 7 add the broth, soy sauce, sugar and ground pepper to the skillet, stir well.
• 8 return beef, onion and garlic to skillet and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 9 add celery, bell pepper and tomatoes.
• 10 cover and cook until celery and peppers are crisp/tender-around 5 minutes.
• 11 dissolve the cornstarch in cold water.
• 12 stir into the skillet stirring constantly until thickened around 2 minutes.