Chinese Pepper Steak - With Coke

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Course : Chinese
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

1 pound top round steak -- or boneless sirloin -- (1 to 1-1/2 lbs)
2 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic
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
1/4 cup onions -- thinly sliced
1/2 cup coca-cola
2 medium tomatoes -- ripe
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup coca-cola
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 cups rice -- cooked and hot
 

Preparation:

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.