Golden Pepper Steak
Ingredients
- 1/2 ts Sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tb Sugar
- 3 1/2 tb Vegetable oil, divided
- 1 lb Eye of round or other beef
- 1 ts Cornstarch
- 2 tb Soy sauce
- 1/2 tb Sherry or dry white wine
- 2/3 c Chicken Stock
- 1 md Onion, cut into 1x3“ pieces
- 6 c Cooked rice (enough for 4)
- 4 Garlic minced
- 1 ts Black Pepper freshly ground
- 1 ts Oyster sauce
- 1 lg Red bell pepper, cut into
- 2 lg Yellow bell peppers, cut
- 1/2 ts Salt
Instructions
- Combine the beef, black pepper, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar and sherry in a large bowl. Set aside to marinate for at least 1 hour but no more than 3 hours. Heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add the peppers, onion, salt and oyster sauce. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes or until the peppers are tender. Meanwhile, heat the remaining vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat until almost smoking. Add the beef and brown on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Add the peppers to the beef. Dissolve the cornstarch in 1 teaspoon of water and stir into the mixture. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from the heat. Serve with cooked rice. Mark Bittman, The Baltimore Sun; Jan 29, 1992
