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Stir-Fried Beef on Lettuce

SUBMITTED BY: Ninez McConnell

"'Being from the Philippines, I'm partial to stir-fries,' writes Ninez McConnell of Mill Creek, Washington. 'My husband especially likes this refreshing combination of steak and crisp shredded lettuce."

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	25 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup white wine or chicken broth
1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into 1/8-inch-thick strips
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 cups fresh snow peas
4 teaspoons canola oil, divided
4 cups shredded lettuce

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce and wine or broth. Reserve 1/4 cup. Place beef in a resealable plastic bag. Add remaining soy sauce mixture; seal and mix. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Place cornstarch in a small bowl. stir in reserved soy sauce mixture until smooth; set aside.
In a nonstick skillet, stir-fry mushrooms and snow peas in 2 teaspoons hot oil for 3-4 minutes or until snow peas are crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm. Drain and discard marinade from beef. In the same skillet, stir-fry beef in remaining oil for 2 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Place lettuce on four serving plates. Top with beef mixture and snow pea mixture.

FOOTNOTE

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup stir-fry mixture with 2 cup lettuce) equals 246 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 856 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2007 by carolineskr

This was wonderful. I was skeptical about using lettuce but I went for it and it was great!... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2007 by CanadianInDubai

Excellent recipe! I used sesame oil instead of canola, added some sesame seeds to the... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2006 by pren29

I changed the mushrooms for onions b/c that's what I had on hand, but otherwise stuck with the... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2006 by swissmiss

This dish is EXCELLENT!!!! I followed the recipe exactly, using chicken broth and serving it... MORE