Garlicky-Beef Stir-Fry

A stir-fry is an easy way to get a colorful mix of vegetables on the table. It's also a great way to make use of leftover, uncooked vegetables. Subsitute your leftovers or favorites in the recipe below and make your own stir-fry creation...

Garlicky-Beef Stir-Fry

Serves: 4

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 pound boneless sirloin steak, visible fat removed, and sliced into thin strips
2 medium carrots, sliced into ¼ inch pieces
6 tablespoons water
2 medium red bell peppers, seeded and sliced into strips
2 cups snow peas, ends trimmed
2/3 cup hoisin sauce

1. Heat oil in a wok (or large nonstick skillet) over medium-high heat.
2. Add the garlic and beef, and stir fry for 3-4 minutes, or until beef is cooked through. Place meat onto a plate and wipe out pan.
3. Add the carrot and water to the wok. Cover partially and stir occasionally for 5-6 minutes.
4. Add the pepper and snow peas and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
5. Add the hoisin sauce, increase the heat to high, and cook for about 30 seconds.
6. Add the beef and cook for about another minute.

Nutrition Information
(For ¼ of recipe) 400 calories; 29 g carbohydrate; 26 g protein; 20 g fat (7 g sat); 4 g fiber; 765 mg sodium. Exchanges: 3 lean meats; 3 vegetables; 1 fat; 1 starch.

Serve with rice, for optimal nutrition go for brown rice.