Sweet and Sour Beef

Ingredients

• 1 pound flank steak 
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch 
• 1 tablespoon water cold
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 1 medium onion cut into 1-inch pieces
• 8 ounces pineapple chunks undrained canned
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 0.3 cup vinegar white
• 1 tablespoon chicken soup base 
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce 
• 1 medium bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 medium tomatoes cut into 8 wedges
• 1 serving rice hot cooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• wok

Directions

1. Remove fat from beef.
2. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/8-inch slices.
3. Mix cornstarch and cold water.
4. Heat wok or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add oil; rotate wok to coat side.
6. Add beef and onion; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Stir in pineapple, sugar, vinegar, bouillon granules and soy sauce.
7. Heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir 1 minute.
8. Stir in bell pepper and tomatoes; cook and stir 1 minute.
9. Serve with rice.