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Chinese Pepper Steak - With Coke
 
 

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients
1  lb Top round steak, OR
- boneless sirloin,
- (1 to 1-1/2 lbs)
2  tb Oil
1  md Clove garlic, minced
1  ts Salt
1  c Beef broth, or bouillon,
- canned and undiluted
1  c Green pepper, cored,
- seeded, cut in
- thin strips
1  c Celery, thinly sliced
1/4  c Onions, thinly sliced
1/2  c COCA-COLA
2  md Tomatoes, ripe
2 1/2  tb Cornstarch
1/4  c COCA-COLA
1  tb Soy sauce
Rice, cooked and hot


 
Instructions
1. 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.
2. Stir in the green pepper strips, celery, onions, and 1/2 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 1/4 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 (3/4 cup) servings.

With thanks to iCHEF.com