Stir-Fried Beef and Peppers

I have made this for years.  It came from the first Lion House recipe book I ever purchased.  The page is written on and stained from using it so much.  I have made a few changes over the years and it is still a favorite.

Stir-Fried Beef and Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean beef, cut in paper-thin strips ( beef is easier to cut if partially frozen)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 pound mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 1/2 medium onion, quartered
• 2 small bell peppers or 1 red and 1 green
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 can beef broth

Instructions

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1. Combine meat strips with soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarch, sugar and ginger. Let stand while preparing vegetables.
2. Heat oil in large frying pan or Dutch oven. Stir-fry mushrooms, onions, green peppers and salt until tender crisp ( about 5 minutes). Lift vegetables from the fat reserve.
3. Stir-fry meat mixture in the hot oil until it loses its pink color ( a minute or two). Add vegetables and beef broth and stir until hot.
4. Serve with cooked rice.