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Beef Carpool
Beef and bell pepper stir fry with rice
Steak and bell pepper stir-fry.
Ingredients
3/4c jasmine rice
2 steaks
1 red bell pepper
1/2 pine grape tomatoes
1/8oz basil
1/8oz cilantro
2 cloves garlic
1/4c soy sauce
2 Tbsp oyster sauce
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp cornstarch
Directions
Cook Rice
In a small pot, combine rice, water, and 1/4tsp salt
Bring to a boil over high heat
Stir, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer
Remove pot from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes
Sear Steaks
Pat steaks dry and season all over with 1/2 tsp salt, and pepper
Heat 1/2 tsp canola oil in a large pan over medium heat.
When oil is shimmering, add steaks and sear until browned, 4-6 minutes per side
Transfer steaks to a plate and set aside to rest, leaving any juices behind in the pan
Prepare Ingredients
Rinse peppers, tomatoes, and herbs
Cut bell pepper into 1/4-inch strips
Halve (or quarter) tomatoes
Chop basil and cilantro leaves, discarding stems
Mince garlic
In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, and black pepper.
Stir-fry Vegetables
Heat 1/2 Tbsp canola oil in the pan from the steaks over medium-high heat
Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes
Add bell pepper and tomatoes
Cook, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is tender and lightly browned, 3-4 more minutes.
Finish
Cut the rested steaks against the grain into 1/4-inch slices
Add stir-fry sauce to the pan with the vegetables, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil, then reduce
heat to medium and simmer until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
Add steak and half of herbs
Stir to coat
Remove from heat
Plate
Divide rice between plates, top with stir-fry
Drizzle over any remaining sauce from pan
Garnish with remaining herbs