Pineapple beef

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ pounds Beef top round steak, cut
1/2 inch thick
8 ounces Pineapple slices (juice pack
2 tablespoons Dry sherry or water
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Molasses or brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon To 1/4 t crushed red pepper
Nonstick spray coating
4 Green onions, cut into
1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 medium Tomato, cut into wedges
2 cups Hot cooked rice

Directions

Trim separable fat from steak. Partially freeze meat; then cut on bias into thin bite-size strips. Drain pineapple, reserving juice.

Cut pineapple slices into quarters; set aside.

In a bowl stir together reserved pineapple juice, dry sherry or water, soy sauce, molasses or brown sugar and red pepper. Add meat; stir till coated. Cover and marinate meat at room temperature for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving marinade.

Spray a COLD large skillet or wok with nonstick spray coating. Add half of the meat to skillet. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or till brown.

Remove meat. Stir-fry remaining meat and onions for 2-3 minutes or till meat is brown. Return all meat to skillet. Push meat from center of skillet.

For sauce, stir cornstarch into reserved marinade. Add sauce to center of skillet. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Add tomato, pea pods and pineapple. Stir ingredients together until coated with sauce. Cook and stir about 2 minutes more or till heated through. Serve over hot rice.

Info: 337 calories; 23g protein; 47g carbohydrate; 6g fat; 57mg cholesterol; 296mg sodium; 497mg potassium.

Submitted By SUE ELTINGH On 02-15-95

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