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Spicy Beef in Lettuce Cups

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Yield: 4 Ready in 1 hours

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Beef

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Original recipe makes 4
1/3 cOrange juice
2 tbReduced-sodium soy sauce
8 ozcabbage; Shredded
4 mdBoston lettuce leaves
2 tbRice vinegar
2 tbHoisin sauce
1 tsCornstarch
1 tbgingerroot; Grated; peeled
5 ozCarrots; (1 3/4 cups)
1 tsVegetable oil
3 Green onions; cut in 1/4"
1/4 tsCrushed red pepper
3/4 lbBeef top round steak

Spicy Beef in Lettuce Cups Preparation

1. With sharp knife, trim all fat from round steak. Cut round steak lengthwise in half, then cut each half crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. 2. In small bowl, combine orange juice, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, and cornstarch. 3. In nonstick 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil. Add ginger and crushed red pepper and cook 20 seconds; add beef and cook 2 minutes or until beef just loses its pink color. Transfer beef to bowl; keep warm. Add orange-juice mixture, cabbage, carrots, and half the green onions to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Return beef to skillet; heat through. 4. Spoon beef mixture into the lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with remaining green onions. Each serving: About 185 calories, 22 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 5 g total fat (1 g saturated), 49 mg cholesterol, 535 mg sodium. Copyright ? 1995 The Hearst Corporation; all rights reserved Notes: Serve this dish with Orange-Cilantro Rice (About Rice). Work Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 20 to 25 minutes. Buster for McRecipe by Pat Hanneman (kitpath) feb98 Recipe by: Homearts Recipe Archive Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh on Feb 26, 1998

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Calories Per Serving: 245
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Tags

  1. Beef
  2. Salads
  3. Mcrecipe
  4. Corn
  5. Cabbage
  6. Carrot
  7. Onion
  8. Orange
  9. Orange Juice
  10. Rice
  11. Rice Vinegar
  12. Green Onion
  13. Soy Sauce
  14. Steak
  15. Ginger
  16. Spicy
  17. Lettuce

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