Pepper Steak

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 lbs sirloin, sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 green bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 1/2 cups beef consomme (i use campbell's)
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 slice the meat while still partially frozen to make it things much easier.
• 2 preheat a large skillet over high heat.
• 3 add oil to really hot pan.
• 4 add meat and sear on all sides, 5 minutes.
• 5 season lightly with salt and remove to a plate.
• 6 cover meat loosely with foil to hold heat.
• 7 reduce heat on pan to medium.
• 8 add butter to pan.
• 9 add peppers, garlic, onion and mushrooms to pan.
• 10 saute vegetables 5 minutes.
• 11 sprinkle flour over vegetables and cook 1 minute longer.
• 12 whisk in sherry and start to pick up pan drippings.
• 13 whisk in consomme and continue whisking.
• 14 add tomato paste, ginger, soy sauce and black pepper.
• 15 slide meat back into the pan and coat with sauce.
• 16 reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes.
• 17 serve over hot, cooked rice.