Chinese Tomato Beef
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish, Beef
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lb sirloin steak, thinly sliced
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce, divided
  • 2 Tbsp rice vinegar, divided
  • 2-3/4 tsp sugar, divided
  • 3 Tbsp water, divided
  • 4-1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • ⅓ cup chicken broth
  • ¼ ketchup
  • 1 tsp Sriracha sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 3 Tbsp canola oil, divided
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 medium onion, sliced into wedges
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 large tomato, cut into wedges
  • 4 green onions, sliced
  • Hot cooked rice
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine steak with 2 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp rice vinegar, ¾ tsp sugar, 1 Tbsp water, and 2 tsp cornstarch. Set aside for 30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine chicken broth, ketchup, remaining 1 Tbsp soy sauce, remaining 1 Tbsp rice vinegar, Sriracha sauce, sesame oil, and remaining 2 tsp sugar.
  3. In another small bowl, combine remaining 2-1/2 tsp cornstarch with remaining 2 Tbsp water. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved.
  4. In a large fry pan, heat 2 Tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add steak and stir-fry until barely pink, about 2 minutes. Remove from pan and reserve.
  5. Add remaining Tbsp oil and saute onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 1 minute. Add bell pepper and saute for 30 seconds.
  6. Stir in tomatoes and ketchup mixture. Return beef and add cornstarch/water mixture.
  7. Cook, stirring constantly until the sauce boils and thickens.
  8. Serve over rice with and top with green onions.
Recipe by Simple, Sweet & Savory at https://www.simplesweetsavory.com/chinese-tomato-beef/