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       Title: CHINESE PEPPER STEAK - WITH COKE
  Categories: Beef, Chinese
       Yield: 6 servings
  
       1 lb Top round steak, OR
            - boneless sirloin,
            - (1 to 1-1/2 lbs)
       2 tb Oil
       1 md Clove garlic, minced
       1 ts Salt
       1 c  Beef broth, or bouillon,
            - canned and undiluted
       1 c  Green pepper, cored,
            - seeded, cut in
            - thin strips
       1 c  Celery, thinly sliced
     1/4 c  Onions, thinly sliced
     1/2 c  COCA-COLA
       2 md Tomatoes, ripe
   2 1/2 tb Cornstarch
     1/4 c  COCA-COLA
       1 tb Soy sauce
            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.
  
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