Saturday, March 29, 2008

Pepper Steak

The following recipe is from The Best of Cooking Light Everyday Favorites
I serve this meal over white rice and it is wonderfully simple and easy to make (aka the perfect weeknight dinner)


Ingredients:
Cooking spray
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp bottled minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
1 Tbsp minced, peeled fresh ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 (1 lb) sirloin steak, trimmed and cut across grain into 1/4-inch-thick-strips
1 cup red bell pepper strips
1/2 cup beef consomme
1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp dark sesame oil

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
Coat pan with cooking spray
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through sirloin steak), tossing to coat
Add beef mixture to pan; saute 3 minutes
Add bell pepper and remaining ingredients to pan; cover and cook 7 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

Note: if you want you can also toss in other vegetables such as water chestnuts or slice onion when you add the red bell pepper

Yield: 4 servings (serving size 1 cup)
Calories 197 (28% from fat); fat 6.2 g (sat 1.9 g, poly 0.8 g); protein 26.5 g; carbohydrates 7.7 g; fiber 0.9 g; cholesterol 69 mg; iron 3.7 mg; sodium 419 mg; calcium 22 mg