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My review
Stir-Fried Beef on Lettuce
Ninez McConnell
"'Being from the Philippines, I'm partial to stir-fries,' writes Ninez McConnell of Mill Creek, Washington. 'My husband especially likes this refreshing combination of steak and crisp shredded lettuce."
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Ingredients
25 m servingsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce and wine or broth. Reserve 1/4 cup. Place beef in a resealable plastic bag. Add remaining soy sauce mixture; seal and mix. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Place cornstarch in a small bowl. stir in reserved soy sauce mixture until smooth; set aside.
- In a nonstick skillet, stir-fry mushrooms and snow peas in 2 teaspoons hot oil for 3-4 minutes or until snow peas are crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm. Drain and discard marinade from beef. In the same skillet, stir-fry beef in remaining oil for 2 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Place lettuce on four serving plates. Top with beef mixture and snow pea mixture.
Footnotes
- Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup stir-fry mixture with 2 cup lettuce) equals 246 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 856 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.
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Most helpful positive review
1/11/2010
It never hurts to make a deliberate effort to cut fat and carbs to eat healthier and watch the waistline. That's exactly what my point was in choosing this recipe. Hubs and I enjoyed this. I c...
Most helpful critical review
12/6/2011
I like the idea of this recipe but something about warm meat on cold lettuce didn't work.
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1/11/2010
It never hurts to make a deliberate effort to cut fat and carbs to eat healthier and watch the waistline. That's exactly what my point was in choosing this recipe. Hubs and I enjoyed this. I c...
1/16/2007
Excellent recipe! I used sesame oil instead of canola, added some sesame seeds to the marinating beef, used chicken broth and replaced the cornstarch (we didn't have any) with whole wheat flour...
11/24/2006
This dish is EXCELLENT!!!! I followed the recipe exactly, using chicken broth and serving it over shredded lettuce. WOW was I impressed! My boyfriend is diabetic and I'm always searching for...
12/10/2007
This was wonderful. I was skeptical about using lettuce but I went for it and it was great! Instead of mushrooms and snowpeas, I used bell pepper, carrots, and water chestnuts, due to personal t...
5/9/2012
Great recipe! I love the contrast with the hot stir veggies and cold lettuce. We are on a low carb diet and didn't even miss the rice that would usually accompany this.
12/6/2011
I like the idea of this recipe but something about warm meat on cold lettuce didn't work.
12/10/2006
I changed the mushrooms for onions b/c that's what I had on hand, but otherwise stuck with the recipe exactly. I was pensive about the lettuce (b/c I would normally use rice), but I went with i...