Garlic steak strips

This recipe is a work in progress and is a variation of the garlic chicken.

What I did:

3 round steaks cut into 1/3in strips

1 cup soy sauce (should try reduced salt)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Mix soy sauce and vinegar together. Spoon mixture over single layer of  beef in glass bakeware.  Spoon small amount of minced garlic on each piece.

Baked @350 for 15 min covered

Baked @350 for 15 min uncovered

Removed the beef from the liquid. Thickened the liquid slightly to make a sauce.

Served with mashed potatoes and peas.

Used a small amount of the sauce over the beef and mashed potatoes.

The flavor of the beef was good; however, it was tough.  (But all beef we've purchased in New York has been tough.)

We think it would be better if the soy sauce was all reduced salt as the sauce was too salty.  Also it would help the toughness if the meat was marinated for at least a day and the slow cooked in the Crock-Pot.  

It might also work to serve it over rice and slightly sauteed broccoli.