Asian Beef with Snow Peas (Low Carb/Low Fat)

Ooo, I've got something GOOD for you here.

I have an obsession with Asian food. I love cooking it more than getting take-out, honestly. Although, take-out can be pretty dang good, and convenient. But when it's homemade, you have control and you just can't beat the freshness. As long as you have a good recipe, of course.

 Well, this IS a good recipe.

 You can make it spicy, you can keep it mild...

Like I said, complete control. And it's so easy.

But don't take my word for it. Try it. TONIGHT.

Asian Beef with Snow Peas: (LOW CARB/LOW FAT)

makes 8 servings

1 1/2 lbs. flank steak

8 oz. snow peas (trimmed, if you'd like)

1/3 cup lite soy sauce

2 TBL sherry cooking wine 

1 TBL Splenda brown sugar

1 TBL corn starch

1 TBL fresh, finely grated ginger root

2 cloves garlic, minced

3-4 scallions, chopped

3 TBL sesame oil

red pepper flakes, optional

Start by thinly slicing your flank steak, against the grain (place the steak so the grain is running horizontally, cut  it vertically). Place in a bowl.

Mix together the soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, corn starch, ginger root and garlic. Pour the sauce over the meat and set aside, letting it marinate for at least 30 minutes.

When you're ready to cook, heat the sesame oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Throw in the snow peas and stir fry them for 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, scoop them out and put them on a plate, setting them aside. Now pour in the flank steak with the sauce and let it cook for 1 minute without turning the meat to let it get nice and brown. Flip the meat and cook another minute. Stir and add the scallions. Cook for a couple more minutes until the meat is all browned and then add the snow peas and red pepper flakes, if you'd like. (a couple pinches still keeps it mild but gives a nice spiciness.) Toss it all around and cook about 30 more seconds so the snow peas can get nice and warm again.

Serve over rice.

For 1/8 the recipe: 186 calories, 11.7g fat, 5.5g carbs, 13g protein, 552.5mg sodium