Ingredients
8 oz env. meat marinade *
1 lb round steak, cut in strips 1/8 thic, k by 3 long
1 each med. onion, chopped
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp bottled brown boquet sauce
8 oz (1 can) stewed tomatoes
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
2 tbsp unbleached flour
1/4 cup red wine or water
1 each med green pepper seeded and cut int, o strips
8 oz (1 can) mushrooms, drained stems an, d pieces
3 cup hot cooked rice
Directions
Prepare marinade as diredcted on envelope. Marinate beef as directed
on envelope; drain well. Cover and microwave onion and margarine in
2-qt casserole on high (100%) 1 minute. Stir in bouquet sauce,
tomatoes, and thyme. Mix in beef. Cover and microwave 8 minutes;
stir. Microwave on medium (50%) 10 minutes. Shake flour and wine in
tightly covered container. Stir into meat Mixture. Add pepper strips
and mushrooms; mix into sauce. Cover and microwave until meat is
tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve over hot Rice.
Servings: 5 servings
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