Vida’s Pepper Steak

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds chuck steak
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 2 peppers cut thin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 cups water (plus 1/2 cup water for the cornstarch)

Steps

1. Cut meat into strips; brown in shortening.
2. Stir in onion soup mix, add 2 cups water, cover, simmer 30 minutes.
3. Stir in peppers, simmer 10 minutes covered until meat is tender.
4. Blend in cornstarch with 1/2 cup water. Stir in skillet.
5. Serve with rice.

Notes

Card header handwritten ‘MEAT’. Typed note after title: ‘(Vida’s good)’. Serves 4.

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