Ingredients

  • 1 - 1 1/2 lb sirloin steak, boneless
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 fluid ounces beef broth or 8 fluid ounces bouillon
  • 1 green pepper, cored and seeded and cut into strips
  • 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup onion, thinly sliced
  • 6 fluid ounces Coca-Cola
  • 2 medium ripe tomatoes
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • rice, hot cooked

Method

  • 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 4 fluid ounces of Coca-Cola; cover and simmer for 5 minutes- do not overcook, the vegetables should be crisp-tender!
  • Peel the tomatoes, cut into wedges, gently stir into meat.
  • Blend cornstarch with 2 fluid ounces 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.