Taste of Home
Zesty Orange Beef
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 5 hours
YIELD: 5 servings.
I put this recipe together in the morning before I leave for work. In the evening, the amazing aroma greets me when I open the door. All I have to do is quickly cook some rice, and dinner is served. —Deborah Puette, Lilburn, Georgia
Ingredients
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1 beef top sirloin steak (1-1/2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch strips
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2-1/2 cups sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms
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1 medium onion, cut into wedges
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3 dried hot chiles
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup orange juice
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1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
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3 tablespoons cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1-3/4 cups fresh snow peas
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1 tablespoon grated orange zest
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Hot cooked rice
Directions
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1.
Place beef in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add the mushrooms, onion and chiles. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, ginger, oil and garlic. Pour over meat.
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2.
Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender, adding snow peas during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Stir in orange zest. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup (calculated without rice): 310 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 554mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 3g fiber), 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
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