Steak With Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef, cut into stir-fry sized strips (not hamburger meat, obviously)
• 1 -6 garlic clove, minced
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (approx- enough to coat the bottom of a pan)
• 1 medium onion, sliced into thin rounds
• 1 teaspoon paprika (or more)
• 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (i used quite a bit more to make a sauce out of it)
• 1 tablespoon water (keep in ratio to cornstarch- i.e. if 3 teaspoons of cornstarch, then 3 tablespoons of water)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the beef with the garlic, salt, and pepper. mix until the meat is coated.
• 2 heat the oil in a large skillet or frying pan and sauté the meat over high heat for about 3 minutes.
• 3 reduce heat to medium, add the onion, paprika, chickpeas (with their liquid), and bay leaf. stir to blend.
• 4 in a small bowl, add the 1 tablespoon water to the 1 teaspoon cornstarch.
• 5 add the water-cornstarch mixture to the pan, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes more.
• 6 as it simmers, add the extra cornstarch-water mixture for the sauce, and garlic powder, if it still isn't garlicky enough for you.
• 7 serve as is or over rice.