Chinese Pepper Steak Coca-Cola

Recipes 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

Recipe Instructions:

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