SWEET AND SOUR BEEF STRIPS

By Beverly_Stephenson

Ingredients

• 2 lbs round steak, cut in thin strips
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• Salt, sprinkle
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 14 oz pineapple chunks with juice
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Brown meat strips in cooking oil. Sprinkle with salt.

Add water. Cover. Simmer until tender, about 1 hour. Check to see that it doesn’t get dry, adding more water if necessary. There should not be much water left when finished.

Stir sugar and cornstarch together well in saucepan. Add pineapple and juice, vinegar and soy sauce. Stir over medium heat until it boils and thickens. Stir into beef.