Well, Howard, rather than overload the poor bacon sarnie thread, I thought I'd start another thread for the pepper steak.
I'm copying and pasting this recipe from an email I sent to another British friend who enjoyed the pepper steak at my home one evening. So everything is there, including my little cheats.
Enjoy!
PEPPER STEAK AND RICE
1 lb. rump steak
1 tbsp. paprika
2 tbsp. butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
12 fluid oz. beef broth
1 really big onion or two medium onions (I like loads of onions)
2 green peppers (I use one red and one green)
2 lg. tomatoes (I use cherry tomatoes because they don't fall apart)
2 tbsp. cornflour
2 fluid oz. water
2 fluid oz. soy sauce
Cut rump steak into 1/4 inch wide strips. Sprinkle meat with paprika and allow to stand while preparing other ingredients.
Cut onions and peppers in to good size chunks/strips.
Using a large skillet, brown meat in butter (can use olive oil, if you'd prefer). Add garlic and broth. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Stir in onions and green peppers. Cover and cook 15 minutes more.
Add tomatoes, cover and cook for 5 minutes (or until tomatoes are tender/warm enough to suit).
Mix together cornstarch, water and soy sauce then stir into meat mixture. Cook, stirring until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve over beds of fluffy rice. (Serves 4.)
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Okay, that's the official recipe. I do change it slightly because I like a bit more sauce. Instead of 2 fl oz of soy sauce and 2 fl oz of water, I use 3 fl oz of soy sauce and 3 fl oz water.
When it calls for 2 cloves of garlic, I use a product called 'Lazy Garlic' (pre-chopped garlic, found in the spice isle of the supermarket). I use 2 teaspoons of Lazy Garlic.
The recipe is American, but converted to UK measurements. When it calls for beef stock, I use 12 fl oz of water with 2 OXO beef cubes.
I also cheat with the rice. I often buy frozen white rice from Tesco because I'm too lazy to mess around with cooking rice. It's terribly easy to microwave.
All tolled, it probably takes me 40 minutes to make this from start to finish.
