Chinese Pepper Steak Coca-Cola
beef, chinese, main dish, pies
1 1/2 lb top round or sirloin steak,
1 boneless
2 tablespoon oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup beef broth (bouillon),
1 canned and undiluted
1 cup green bell pepper, cored,
1 seeded, and cut into
1 thin strips
1 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/4 cup onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup coca-cola
2 medium tomatoes, ripe
2 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup coca-cola
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 rice, cooked and hot
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 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. Recipe: "International Cooking with Coca-Cola", a give-away pamphlet from The Coca-Cola Company, 1981
Yield: 6 servings