Chinese pepper steak - with coke
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Top round steak, OR boneless sirloin, (1 to 1-1/2 lbs) |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oil |
| 1 | medium | Clove garlic, minced |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Beef broth, or bouillon, canned and undiluted |
| 1 | cup | Green pepper, cored, seeded, cut in thin strips |
| 1 | cup | Celery, thinly sliced |
| ¼ | cup | Onions, thinly sliced |
| ½ | cup | COCA-COLA |
| 2 | mediums | Tomatoes, ripe |
| 2½ | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| ¼ | cup | COCA-COLA |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| Rice, cooked and hot | ||
Directions
Trim all fat from the meat and cut into pencil-thin strips. In a deep skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil, garlic, and salt. Add the meat and brown over high heat, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a fork. Add the beef broth. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meat is fork-tender.
Stir in the green pepper strips, celery, onions, and ½ cup of Coca-Cola. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Do not overcooked, the vegetables should be tender-crisp. Peel the tomatoes, cut into wedges, gently stir into meat. Blend cornstarch with the ¼ cup of Coca-Cola and the soy sauce. Stir mixture into the meat and cook until sauce is thickens, about 1 minute, stirring lightly with a fork. Serve over hot rice. Makes 6 (¾ cup) servings.