Oriental Steaks

Ingredients

• 1 green pepper
• 1 tomato
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 4 small beef cubed steaksChow mein noodles or cooked rice
  

Equlpment

1. measuring cup and spoons
2. cutting board
3. sharp knife
4. jar with lid
5. 10-inch skillet
6. slotted spoon
7. plate
8. tongs
9. wooden spoon

• Wash green pepper and tomato. With adult help, use a sharp knife to remove stem and seeds from pepper and cut it into thin strips. Cut tomato into pieces

• Put water, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt into a jar. Srew on lid tightly and shake till smooth.

• Put oil into skillet. Put skillet on burner. With adult help, turn burner to mediumhigh heat. add green pepper. Cook till lightly browned. Remove pepper from pan with slotted spoon and put on plate.

• Put steaks in pan and cook 1 minute or till brown on one side. Turn with tongs. Cook 1 minute or till brown. Put on plate.

• Shake mixture in jar again. Pour into the skillet. Cook and stir with wooden spoon till thick and bubbly, as shown.

• Put meat and green pepper into pan. Ad tomato and heat though. Turn off burne. Serve over chow noodles or rice.

Makes 4 servings.