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ORANGE GINGER BEEF STIR-FRY

Who needs take-out? With convenient ready-to-use stir-fry vegetables, this delicious entrée can be ready in a flash.

INGREDIENTS
1   1   orange
1/2 cup   125 mL   hoisin sauce
1 tbsp   15 mL   EACH cornstarch and minced gingerroot
1/2 tsp   2 mL   Chinese Five Spices
1/4 tsp   1 mL   dried chili pepper flakes
1 lb   500 g   Beef Top Sirloin Grilling Steak, 3/4
2 tsp   10 mL   vegetable oil
2   2   garlic cloves, minced
4 cups   1 L   pre-cut stir-fry vegetables

PREPARATION TIME: 10 min
COOKING TIME: 10 min

DIRECTIONS
1. Finely grate orange peel and squeeze orange juice. Whisk together hoisin sauce, orange juice, cornstarch, gingerroot, Chinese Five Spices, 1/4 tsp (1 mL) of the orange peel and pepper flakes; set aside.

2. Cut steak in half lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 1/4” (5 mm) strips and trim all fat.

3. Heat oil in large non-stick skillet until sizzling hot; stir-fry beef strips and garlic for 2-3 min or until beef is browned but still pink inside (cook in 2 batches). Remove beef.

4. Add vegetables and a few spoonfuls of water to skillet; cover and cook 3-4 min until tender-crisp. Add reserved sauce and cook, stirring for 2 min or until sauce bubbles and thickens. Stir in beef and any juices; heat through. Serve over rice.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4-6 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
290 Calories     8 g Fat
27 g Protein     27 g Carbohydrates
An excellent source of Iron (27 % RDI) and Zinc (56 % RDI)

TIP
Look for Chinese Five Spices and hoisin sauce in the Asian sections at your grocery store or at Asian markets.