Asian Style Beef Stew ala Culinarian Mom

This is my recipe for my Asian Style Beef Stew.

Ingredients:

• 250 to 300 grams beef, sirloin/ chunk, cut into cubes
  
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• x black pepper, ground
  
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc white onion, chopped
• 1 pc green bell pepper, julienne
• 2 packs enoki mushroom* (any other variants will do)
• 2 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2tbsp of room temp water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  

Procedure:

1. Put the first six ingredients in a pot. 
2. Bring it to boil, then simmer the beef for 1 1/2 hours or until the beef is tender.
3. Turn off the heat. Then strain the beef. Do not discard the stock/broth, it will be used later.
4. Heat a saute pan, then put the oil.
5. Saute the onion, garlic and then the beef.
6. Season the beef with the soy sauce & sugar.
7. Add the enoki mushroom and green bell pepper.
8. While doing this, do not stop stirring or else your beef & veggies might burn.
9. Add 1/2 cup of the stock/broth.
10. Simmer and add the diluted cornstarch.
11. Simmer for 10minutes more.Adjust seasoning.
    
12. Turn off the heat.
13. Best served as rice toppings. 
    

*you can add additional veggies here. Like carrots, young corn, cabbage. Be sure not to overcook them. Happy cooking & eating! God bless!