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Moo Shu Beef

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Recipe courtesy of the National Cattleman’s Beef Association

Preparation facts

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 lb beef flank steak or boneless top sirloin or top round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick

1/2 oz dried shiitake mushrooms (optional)

3 cups packaged coleslaw mix

2/3 cup sliced green onions

1 Tbs cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water

8 medium flour tortillas, warmed

1/3 cup hoisin sauce

Marinade:

2 Tbs each reduced-sodium soy sauce and water

1 Tbs dark sesame oil

2 tsp sugar

2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Soak mushrooms in 1 cup hot water 20 minutes or until softened. Drain well; remove and discard stems. Cut caps into thin strips.

Cut beef steak lengthwise in half, then crosswise into thin strips. Stack 3 or 4 strips at a time; cut lengthwise in half. Combine marinade ingredients in large bowl. Add beef; toss. Refrigerate 20 minutes.

Drain beef, discarding marinade. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1/2 of beef; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or until outside surface of beef is no longer pink. (Do not overcook.) Remove. Repeat with remaining Combine beef, mushrooms, coleslaw mix, green onions and cornstarch mixture in skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened and bubbly.

Spread hoisin sauce on tortillas; spoon beef mixture down center. Fold bottom edge over filling; fold right and left sides to center, overlapping.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 535
Calories from Fat 191 (36%)
% Daily Value*
32%Total Fat 21g
34%Saturated Fat 6.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
20%Cholesterol 60mg
44%Sodium 1046mg
21%Potassium 743mg
19%Total Carbohydrate 56g
19%Dietary Fiber 4.9g
Sugars 7g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
61%Protein 31g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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