Quick and Easy Pepper Steak

This is a quick and easy recipe to make when you don't want to spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen. You can switch out the vegetables to suit your family's tastes.  Try adding carrots, broccoli, sugar snap peas, baby corn, or water chestnuts. We usually don't drain our canned vegetables. We add the water to the mixture for extra sauce.  I am one that likes more sauce especially when it is going over rice. You may need to add some extra cornstarch to make it thicker.

Also, you don't have to use round steak. We choose whichever is the cheapest at our store and use that. Round steak used to be the cheapest, but if you watch sales, you can get other steaks at a cheaper price. 

A handy tip to remember is to cut your meat while it is still partially frozen. This makes it so much easier.  And easier yet is to ask the butcher if they will cut it in thin strips for you.  Many places will do that if you ask, usually at no extra charge.

Ingredients

1 Tbs. oil
1 lb. round steak, sliced thinly into strips or whichever is the cheapest
1/4 c.. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbs. sugar
Dash of pepper
1 medium onion, cut thinly into half rings
2 sweet peppers, cut into thin slices
1 1/2 c. beef broth or stock
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables or stir fry vegetables
2 to 3 c. cooked rice

Directions

In a large skillet with a lid or a dutch oven, heat oil. Sauté the meat strips until meat is browned. 

In a bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar, and a dash of pepper. Taste the sauce to see if it needs more sugar, Worcestershire or soy sauce. We like ours a bit on the sweeter side so we put in 3 tablespoons of sugar. Pour the sauce into the skillet over the meat. 

Add onion, and peppers to the skillet. Stir and then cover. Simmer 60 to 90 minutes or until the meat is tender. 

Stir in the frozen vegetables. 

Mix cornstarch and beef stock together. Pour into meat and vegetable mixture. Cook and stir until sauce thickens.

Serve over rice.