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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

  1. In a small pot, combine rice, water, and 1/4tsp salt
  2. Bring to a boil over high heat
  3. Stir, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer
  4. Remove pot from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes

Sear Steaks

  1. Pat steaks dry and season all over with 1/2 tsp salt, and pepper
  2. Heat 1/2 tsp canola oil in a large pan over medium heat.
  3. When oil is shimmering, add steaks and sear until browned, 4-6 minutes per side
  4. Transfer steaks to a plate and set aside to rest, leaving any juices behind in the pan

Prepare Ingredients

  1. Rinse peppers, tomatoes, and herbs
  2. Cut bell pepper into 1/4-inch strips
  3. Halve (or quarter) tomatoes
  4. Chop basil and cilantro leaves, discarding stems
  5. Mince garlic
  6. In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, and black pepper.

Stir-fry Vegetables

  1. Heat 1/2 Tbsp canola oil in the pan from the steaks over medium-high heat
  2. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes
  3. Add bell pepper and tomatoes
  4. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is tender and lightly browned, 3-4 more minutes.

Finish

  1. Cut the rested steaks against the grain into 1/4-inch slices
  2. Add stir-fry sauce to the pan with the vegetables, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil, then reduce
  3. heat to medium and simmer until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add steak and half of herbs
  5. Stir to coat
  6. Remove from heat

Plate

  1. Divide rice between plates, top with stir-fry
  2. Drizzle over any remaining sauce from pan
  3. Garnish with remaining herbs