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Sweet-and-Sour Beef

The sweet kisses the sour for a nicely balanced flavor in this Asian dish.

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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 18 min
Servings 5

Ingredients

1: beef flank steak, (1 pound)

1: tablespoon cornstarch

1: tablespoon cold water

1: tablespoon vegetable oil

1: medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces

1: can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks in juice, undrained

1/4: cup sugar

1/4: cup white vinegar

1: tablespoon chicken bouillon granules

1: tablespoon soy sauce

1: medium bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

2: medium tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges

: Hot cooked rice, if desired

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Directions

1 Remove fat from beef. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/8-inch slices. Mix cornstarch and cold water.
2 Heat wok or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; rotate wok to coat side. Add beef and onion; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Stir in pineapple, sugar, vinegar, bouillon granules and soy sauce. Heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir 1 minute.
3 Stir in bell pepper and tomatoes; cook and stir 1 minute. Serve with rice.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Refrigerate cooked rice in a tightly covered container up to 5 days or freeze in an airtight container up to 6 months.

Out of season tomatoes looking a little blah? Replace them with a 14 1/2-ounce can of diced tomatoes; drain the juice for another use.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 270
Calories from Fat: 90 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10 g; 10 %
(Saturated Fat 3 g, 3 % ),
Cholesterol: 50 mg; 50 %;
Sodium: 1000 mg; 1000 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 26 g; 26 %
(Dietary Fiber 2 g 2 % ),
Protein: 21 g; 21 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 30%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 12%;

Exchanges:

1 Fruit; 2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 7/23/2011 4:35:56 PM REPORT ABUSE bbandtilla said:

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Good recipe. I let the meat soak in hawiian marinade before cooking and also used a bag of frozen stir fry veggies. Sauce was a lot sweeter than i expected tho.. but very tast

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