Indian Spiced Pepper Steak Food

INDIAN-SPICED PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Gather all your ingredients and place around large work area, near stove.
• Pat meat dry and cut it into 3 or 4 portions, then thinly slice the meat into strips against the grain of the meat.
• Place a small skillet with seeds and peppercorns over medium heat and toast a minute until fragrant. Place in spice mill and grind. Combine with chili powder, garam masala and turmeric. (Ready-ground spices can be substituted but toasted whole seeds and peppercorns that are freshly ground are a little deeper and bigger in flavor.)
• Peel and chop red onion. Seed and thinly slice bell pepper. Thinly slice or chop the fresh chili peppers. Seed if you prefer milder food or leave seeds in for extra spicy. Grate or mince ginger and garlic.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high to high heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan, and cook beef in single layer to brown and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Season with salt and remove to platter. Add more oil, another turn of the pan, and add onions and peppers, toss 3 minutes. Add ginger, garlic and curry leaves and toss a minute more. Add beef back to pan, sprinkle in spice blend, toss to combine with peppers and douse with lemon juice, sherry or vinegar. Garnish beef with cilantro. Serve beef with rice or grilled naan, mango chutney and Mumbai Mule.
• Bring water (with or without aromatics) to a boil. Add rice and salt and cook in boiling water, 12 minutes. Rinse in strainer using HOT water, drain and remove aromatics if using.
• For the simple syrup: Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan until sugar is melted. Add lavender and let cool. Store in refrigerator.
• For the mule: Run a fresh cut lime over the rim of a copper mug or rocks glass. Place rim of glass upside down into a saucer filled with chili powder to coat the rim. Fill glass with ice. Place vodka, lime juice, turmeric, ginger beer and 1/2 ounce lavender simple syrup into glass. Stir gently and garnish with a lavender sprig and lime wheel.

SPICY PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Cut beef across grain into thin strips.
• In a bowl combine soy sauce, garlic, paprika, ginger, and oil.
• Add the beef to bowl and stir to coat.
• Cover bowl and let it stand 30 min at room temperature.
• In the meantime, slice vegetables.
• In a large wok or frying pan, heat 1 Tbsp oil.
• Add the beef and cook over med/high heat until browned.
• Remove meat.
• Add vegetables (except tomatoes) to the pan.
• Cook vegetables until tender crisp.
• Return meat to the pan with the vegetables.
• Mix cornstarch with water and add to pan.
• Cook until thickened.
• Add the tomatoes and heat through.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve over cooked rice or noodles.

SPICY PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook beef in oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute green pepper and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Dissolve bouillon in hot water; stir into skillet with tomatoes. Return beef to the pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until meat is tender., Combine cornstarch and cold water; stir into meat mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with noodles if desired.

SPICY PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in frying pan (no oil required).
• Cook over medium heat, keep covered.
• Stirring occasionally.
• Cook until veggies are tender.
• Note: If you prefer your green peppers to be crispier than the carrots, add them in a little later.
• Serve over rice (also makes a great fajita).