Mini Minute Steaks

This marinade is delicious and will also work well if you marinate cubes of round steak on a skewer and then cook them in a preheated broiler or on a griddle pan or barbecue.

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 ½ teaspoons lime or lemon juice

Two 4 1.2-ounce minute steaks (very thin steaks)

1 tablespoon vegetable Oil, plus extra for the griddle pan

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks

2 small zucchini, cut into matchsticks

3 scallions, thinly sliced

3/4 cup bean sprouts

¼ cup beef stock

½  teaspoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

 

Mix together the sugar, soy sauce, and lime or lemon juice. Add the steaks and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes. Remove the steaks and reserve the marinade. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok and stir-fry the garlic for a few seconds. Add the carrot and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the zucchini, scallions, and bean sprouts and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Mix a little of the beef stock with the cornstarch to make a paste and then stir in the remaining beef stock and the oyster sauce. Add to the vegetables together with the reserved marinade, bring to a boil, and cook for 1 minute, until thickened slightly. Brush a griddle pan with a few drops of vegetable oil. Pat the marinated steaks dry with some paper towels and cook the steaks on the griddle for just under 1 minute on each side. Serve with the stir-fried vegetables and sauce.

 

 

from: Favorite Family Meals