Recipe and source notes

Pepper Steak

4–6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds round steak, trimmed of fat and cut in strips
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1/2 t. garlic salt
  • 1/4 t. ground ginger
  • 2 medium green bell peppers, cut into strips
  • 2 T. soy sauce
  • 2 to 3 t. sugar
  • 1 T. cornstarch
  • 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges

Make it step by step

  1. Heat the oil in a large heavy pot.
  2. Add meat and brown for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the water, onion, garlic salt and ginger.
  4. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. After 10 minutes, add the peppers.
  6. Stir together the soy sauce, sugar and cornstarch.
  7. Pour this into the pot and stir until the liquid thickens.
  8. Place tomato wedges on top of the meat and bring to a boil.
  9. Simmer for 5 minutes longer.

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