Chinese Pepper Steak

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. round or sirloin steak, cut into strips (cross grain)
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 2 tomatoes, quartered, or 1 cup drained canned tomatoes
• 2 green peppers, cut in strips
• 1 can bean sprouts or Chinese vegetables
• 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarcn

Directions:

Heat shortening, add steak strips, garlic salt and pepper. Brown meat, add soy sauce and sugar. Cover and cook 5 minutes on high. Add bean sprouts, tomato, peppers and mushrooms. Cook 5 minutes. Use cornstarch to thicken liquid into gravy consistency. Cook 10 minutes.

Serve over rice or noodles. Use the mushroom liquid and cornstarch to make a paste for gravy.

By Robin from Washington, IA