Recipe: Curried Beef

Curried Beef
Source : Quick & Easy Diet Recipes (1989, Better Homes & Gardens)
Servings: 4

3/4 pound boneless beef top round steak
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons curry powder
3/4 cup tomato juice
1/4 cup raisins
1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
1/2 cup cold water
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Trim fat from meat. Thinly slice across the grain into bite-size strips.

Preheat a coated non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pepper and onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes; remove vegetables and set aside.

Add cooking oil to skillet. Add beef and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes or till nearly done. Add curry powder; stir-fry for 1 minute more.

Carefully stir in tomato juice, cooked vegetables, raisins, and bouillon granules. Stir together cold water and cornstarch. Stir into meat mixture. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly, then cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Serve over hot rice.