#1809 - Pepper Steak

(by Shirley McNevich)

1.5lbs. sirloin steak
1/4 cup canola oil
1 - 8oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 garlic clove (minced)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 green bell pepper
3 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water + 4 to 5 TBSP flour (for thickening)

Cut the sirloin steak into strips 3" long and 1/4" wide. In a skillet over medium heat add canola oil--add steak strips, chopped onions, minced garlic, salt and pepper and brown steak on both sides. Once browned, drain off the grease and return steak strips to skillet. Cut green bell pepper into strips. Add 1 1/4 cups water, green bell peppers and chopped tomatoes to the steak strips--turn heat to simmer. Cover skillet with a lid and simmer for 1 hour or until steak is tender. Uncover the skillet--add Worcestershire sauce--stir. In a bowl add 1 cup water and flour--stir. Add flour mixture to steak mixture--stir and simmer until thickened and hot. Serve over cooked rice.