Black Pepper Beef And Cabbage Stir Fry-

A very simple Chinese stir-fry dish which is fabulous in taste served with hot steamed rice.  As with all of the recipes this week, this one was found on Facebook.  While I do not remember who posted it, it comes from Allrecipes!

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 head small cabbage, shredded
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper, or to taste
• salt to taste

Directions:

• Heat a walk or large skillet over medium-high heat and add oil.
• Saute garlic for about 5 seconds, then add ground beef.
• Stir-fry until bee is evenly brown, 5 to 7 minutes; drain excess fat.
• Stir in cabbage and pepper, cook until vegetables are tender and beef is fully cooked.
• Stir in soy sauce.
• Mix together cornstarch and water, stir in.
• Season with pepper; ad salt to taste.
• Cook, stirring until sauce has thickened.