CHINESE PEPPER STEAK COCA-COLA

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb Top round or sirloin steak,              Thin strips
Boneless                            1 c  Celery, thinly sliced
2 tb Oil                               1/4 c  Onions, thinly sliced
1    Clove garlic, minced              1/2 c  COCA-COLA
1 ts Salt                                2 md Tomatoes, ripe
1 c  Beef broth (bouillon),          2 1/2 tb Cornstarch
Canned and undiluted              1/4 c  COCA-COLA
1 c  Green bell pepper, cored,           1 tb Soy sauce
Seeded, and cut into                     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

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