Coca-Cola Pepper Steak

• 1 - 1 1/2 lb sirloin steak, boneless
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 fluid ounces beef broth or 8 fluid ounces bouillon
• 1 green pepper, cored and seeded and cut into strips
• 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup onion, thinly sliced
• 6 fluid ounces Coca-Cola
• 2 medium ripe tomatoes
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• rice, hot cooked

1. Trim all fat from the meat and cut into pencil-thin strips.
2. In a deep skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil, garlic, and salt.
3. Add the meat and brown over high heat, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a fork.
4. Add the beef broth; cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meat is fork-tender.
5. Stir in the green pepper strips, celery, onions, and 4 fluid ounces of Coca-Cola; cover and simmer for 5 minutes- do not overcook, the vegetables should be crisp-tender!
6. Peel the tomatoes, cut into wedges, gently stir into meat.
7. Blend cornstarch with 2 fluid ounces of Coca-Cola and the soy sauce; stir mixture into the meat and cook until sauce is thickens, about 1 minute, stirring lightly with a fork.
8. Serve over hot rice.

sirloin steak, oil, garlic, salt, beef broth, green pepper, celery, onion, fluid ounces, tomatoes, cornstarch, soy sauce, rice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coca-cola-pepper-steak-23769 (may not work)