24 days till Christmas...Eat This.. Pepper Steak with Rice

 

 

 

Instead of Milk and Cookies..leave Santa a glass of wonderful red wine and some creamy Camembert..bet your gifts are better..

 

 

 

 

Start early in the day...

 

 

Easy Crock Pot Pepper Steak

 

1 1/2 lb. round steak
1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 c. butter Crisco
16 oz. can tomatoes
1 c. water
1 med. onion, chopped
2 lg. green peppers, cut into strips
5 c. cooked rice

Cut steak into 1/2 inch thick strips. Coat with mixture of flour, salt and pepper. In large skillet brown steak in shortening. Add water and liquid from tomatoes, onion and garlic powder. Simmer until thickened. In crock pot, place tomatoes and green peppers. Add steak mixture and stir. Cook on high 2 - 3 hours. Add soy sauce and Worcestershire; stir. Serve over hot rice. Serves 8

 

 

OR

 

Fast Pepper Steak

 

1.5 lbs sirloin steak; sliced thinly
2 green bell peppers; cut into bite-sized pieces
1 yellow onion; cut into bite-sized pieces
1 can diced tomatoes; drained
2 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
4 tablespoons soy sauce

Heat oil in a large skillet until very hot. Add the meat and stir-fry until nicely browned. Add the onion, water, garlic salt, and ginger. Bring mixture to a boil, cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers, cover, and cook about 5 more minutes, or until the peppers are tender. Add the tomatoes.Combine the sugar, corn starch, and soy sauce in a bowl and whisk together until well combined. Add this mixture to the meat and pepper mixture and bring to a boil. Continue to cool, uncovered, until the sauce thickens. Serve over steamed rice.

 

OR

 

 

 

 

Ginger Pepper Steak

 

1 package McCormick® Brown Gravy Mix or McCormick® 30% Less Sodium Brown Gravy Mix
3/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon  ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
1 medium green or red bell pepper (or 1/2 of each), cut into thin strips
Cooked rice

 

1. Mix Gravy Mix, water, soy sauce and ginger in small bowl until well blended.

2. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add steak; cook and stir 2 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in gravy mixture, onion and bell pepper.

3. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 6 to 8 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve over cooked rice, if desired.

 

tips

Prepare as directed, using 1/4 teaspoon Ground Red Pepper in place of the Ground Ginger.

 

Use 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen pepper stir-fry blend in place of the onion and bell pepper.

 

 

add some wonderful crunchy french bread

 

serve with:  a nice Merlot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dessert:  Whipped Dream

 

1 (4 oz) pkg Jell-O instant pudding and pie filling (any flavor)
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1 (4 oz) container Cool Whip (thawed)

Prepare 1 (4 oz) size instant Jell-O pudding and pie filling (any flavor) as directed on the package, reducing cold milk to 1 1/2 cups. Blend in 1 (4 oz) container of thawed Cool Whip.Pour into a shallow pan and freeze until firm (4 hours).If you're a chocolate lover, try using chocolate pudding flavor or pistachio pudding flavor with chocolate Cool Whip.  For added flavor, try adding a tablespoon of Amaretto Di Saronno to the milk. (or Galliano, or rum, or Limencello).. and drink a glass too..since it's out anywhere
Another tasty variation is to use vanilla or coconut pudding flavor with a tablespoon of coconut rum in the milk; top the Cool Whip with flaked coconut.

 

Cool Whip Fun Facts

• Cool Whip was introduced in 1967 and was invented by William A. Mitchell, a food chemist at General Foods Corporation, who was trying to create a whipped cream-like product that could be frozen and kept in the refrigerator in the home
  
• Cool Whip is generally considered non-dairy because it does not contain cream, milk or lactose. It does, however, contain casein, a milk derivative
  
• Cool Whip now comes in an aerosol spray, like traditional whipped cream, so consumers can easily top their ice cream and dessert.