January 3, 2007 Pepper Steak with Rice

Easy Tastebud Delights

Fourth Edition (January 3, 2007)

Easy Recipes

45 minutes+

Hi Everyone! We've made it to the midweek point. Today's meal is Pepper Steak with Rice. This is one of my favourite meals from Mom's cookbook, it is similar to a stew with less time but also very close to a stirfry in flavour. I've made this with beef and also pork chop strips. I also plan to try it with skinless, boneless chicken thighs in the future. Once I mastered the sauce, I decided that I would never buy packaged stirfry sauce mixes, that making my own is actually easier and not as salty. Instead of soya sauce, I added bottled teriyaki sauce, but that's just a personal preference.

Here's the recipe:

Pepper Steak with Rice

3 cups hot cooked rice 1 pound lean beef, round steak, cut 1/2 inches thick 1 tbsp. Paprika with fresh cracked black pepper 1 tsp. vegetable oil 2 cloves crushed garlic or 1 tsp. minced garlic from a jar 1-1/2 cups beef broth 1 medium onion, sliced 2 green peppers, cut in strips 2 tbsp. cornstarch 1/4 cup water 1/4 cups soya or teriyaki sauce 2 large fresh tomatoes, cut in eighths While rice is cooking, pound steak to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 1/4 inch strips. Sprinkle meat with paprika and black pepper. Allow to stand while preparing other ingredients. Using a large skillet, brown meat in vegetable oil. Add garlic and broth. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in onions and green pepper. Cover and cook 5 minutes more. Blend cornstarch, water and soya sauce. Stir into meat mixture. Cook, stirring until clear and thickened, about 2 minutes. Add tomato and stir gently. Serve over beds of fluffy rice. Serves 6. In memory of Eloda Berkin

For a smooth sauce, mix the soya, or teriyaki sauce with COLD water in a small bottle with a tight fitting lid then add the cornstarch and shake the jar well...I usually hand the jar to my 10 year old and tell him to shake it while I bring up the temperature of the pan.

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Tomorrow, we will be cooking skinless boneless chicken breast, so if it is in the freezer, you may want to take it out now and put it in the fridge to defrost.
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