Green Pepper Steak

 Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb buttock steak (to make it really simple, use pre-sliced stir-frying strips of beef)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup cold water
a little oil
2 medium sized green peppers (other colors are fun too!)
1 medium sized onion
5 stalks celery
1 tsp cornstarch
extra 1/2 cup water


Directions:
Cut the steak into thin strips. Combine the soy sauce, crushed garlic and water and marinate the meat in this mixture for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid. Heat enough oil in a heavy base frying pan to cover the surface of the pan. Add the meat and brown it quickly all over then push it to one side of the pan. Slice the peppers and onion thinly and cut the celery into pieces diagonally.
Add peppers, onion, and celery and cook in the pan until the vegetables are tender crisp. Mix the reserve marinade with the cornstarch, blending until smooth. Add the extra water and pour into the pan. Cook everything together, stirring well until the mixture boils and thickens. If the meat has not cooked enough, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes more. Serve over hot rice.