Gingered Pepper Steak Recipe

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Seasoned with just the right amount of ginger, this colorful and classic stir-fry is a quick favorite of Tracy Youngman in Post Falls, Idaho. “I got the recipe from my best friend after she made it for me years ago,“ Tracy recalls. “I loved it then…and still do!“

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Gingered Pepper Steak Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + marinating Cook: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 beef flank steak (1 pound), cut into thin strips
1 each large green and sweet red pepper, julienned
1 teaspoon canola oil
Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and ginger. In another small bowl, combine the cornstarch and half of the soy sauce mixture until smooth; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining soy sauce mixture into a large resealable plastic bag; add flank steak. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
In a large nonstick skillet or wok coated with cooking spray, stir-fry peppers for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender; remove and keep warm.
Drain and discard marinade. In the same pan, stir-fry beef in hot oil for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir reserved soy sauce mixture and stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return peppers to the pan; heat through. Serve with rice if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without rice) equals 235 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 54 mg cholesterol, 875 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Gingered Pepper Steak in Light & Tasty August/September 2006, p39