Recipes from Ohio, by way of Hawaii and Okinawa

When I lived in Houston, Texas, we learned that black-eyed peas were eaten there on New Year's Day for good luck.  I'm not sure how any kind of luck can happen when you eat your vegetables -- especially, black-eyed peas!  We had a much better tradition with my family back in Ohio.  No, I don't know any traditional Buckeye dish that is supposed to bring luck.  But, my Aunt Katherine was from Hawaii by way of Okinawa, Japan.  Every year for our family's New Year's gathering, she brought Teriyaki Steak.  It was a traditional good luck delight back in Asia.  And, it was amazing!  I'm quite sure that I ate much more than my share every time January came around.  I just love this dish!  Very fortunately for me, my brother Gary learned how to make it.  I gathered the recipe from him.  It tastes just as good as I remember from my childhood.  So, you can eat black-eyed peas if you like, but I'm always going to stick with an Asian treat that brings back childhood memories.

Teriyaki Steak
  Ohio, by way of Hawaii and Okinawa
Ingredients
12 oz bottle of Kikoman
1 1/2 Tbs sugar
1/2 lb of onion, chopped
2 Tbs ground garlic 		1 pound of stir-fry steak
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
4 oz olive oil

Additional possibilities
5 Tbs brown sugar, packed
1 Tbs honey
 2 Tbs cornstarch
1/2 tsp ginger

In a Tupperware dish, marinate everything except the peppers overnight.

Cook the meat, the marinade, and the diced peppers at medium heat for four minutes until the meat is browned. 

Serve over rice.