Pepper Steak and Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups beef consomme
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Coarse salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 green bell peppers, seeded, 2 inch dice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 2 pounds tenderloin tips or sirloin, cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup dry sherry – eyeball it
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 10 white mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2 white onion, sliced
• 1 package rice pilaf mix (recommended: Near East brand), 6.09 ounces