ANDY'S BEEF WITH TOMATOES AND GREEN PEPPERS

ANDY'S BEEF WITH TOMATOES AND GREEN PEPPERS image

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

6 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 lb of beef cut into thin slices 1/2'' on a side.
2 green peppers cut into 1/2" squares
2 roma tomatoes cut into fourths or eights
1 bunch of scallions sliced at a diagonal bias about 1" long
1 tablespoon cornstarch
peanut oil
1 cup of double strength chicken stock

Steps:

Marinating The Beef The marinade will be used for the beefr. The marinade consists of: * 6 tablespoons soy sauce * 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic Combine the ingredients in a bowl and add * 1 lb of beef cut into thin slices 1/2'' on a side. Let the beef soak for about 1/2 hour. Preparing The Dish Once the beef has marinated the steps in preparing the dish are: 1. Drain the beef in a collander capturing the excess marinade. 2. Make the double strength chicken stock by adding 2 bullion cubes to 1 cup of water and placing it in the microwave for 2 minutes on the high setting. Stir the stock until the cubes have dissolved. (You can use granulated bullion in place of the cubes). 3. Heat your wok over high heat until it is very hot. 4. Add peanut oil. 5. When the peanut oil starts to smoke add the beef stirring it so that it does not stick. Let the beef cook, stirring it occasionally, until it has cooked through. 6. Remove the beef back to the collander used to drain it originally. Capture the juices into the excess marinade. 7. Clean the wok and reheat it over high heat. 8. Add the heaping tablespoon of the constarch to the marinade/juice mixture and stir it until the cornstarch has desolved. 9. When the wok is very hot add peanut oil to it. 10. Add the green peppers and scallions Stir the mixture rapidly until the ingredients are coated. Cook for about 45 seconds stirring occasionally until the green pepper has cooked a little but remains crisp. 11. Add back in the beef and mix the ingredients by stirring. Let the mixture heat back up until all the ingredients are hot. 12. Add the chicken stock and bring it to a boil. 13. Add the cornstarch marinade mixture and stir the contents of the wok until the sauce thickens. 14. Add the tomatoes and continue to heat long enough for them to become hot, but n