Pepper Steak Provides the Pep to Dinner Menu

“I experimented with different things and came out with this recipe,” Melanie Tulla writes. “You need not add anything except a platter of hot rice and dessert (for dinner).” PEPPER STEAK

1/4 cup oil

1/2 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon ground ginger root

2 pounds flank steak, cut in very thin diagonal strips

2 green peppers, seeded and cut in julienne strips

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

Salt

Hot steamed rice

Heat oil in wok or large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute until golden. Add steak, increase heat to high and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove meat and set aside.

Add green peppers and onion to hot skillet. Stir-fry until tender-crisp. Stir in soy sauce, sugar and salt to taste. Return meat to skillet and cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve with hot steamed rice. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

MELANIE TULLA

Claremont