Monday, January 19, 2009

Mario Kart & Bar-b-que Flank Steak

Apparently, driving Mario Kart is not my specialty. Eric and I joined up with six of my college friends tonight over the Nintendo network. It was very fun and I am very bad!


Eric placed first with Donkey Kong when it was just the two of us playing with ten other computer-simulated drivers.


Something I'm better at? Cooking. Here's a new recipe and it is very quick to prepare. (The last time I tried the broiler was at the condo for a meringue pie. I set the top on fire. This time with the broiler went much better!)


Quick Barbecue Flank Steak
Try this with coleslaw and Texas toast. For the toast, combine 1 tablespoon softened butter and 1 minced garlic clove; spread on 4 (1 1/2-ounce) slices toasted sourdough bread.

Yield
4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces steak and 1/4 cup sauce)

Ingredients
1 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed
Cooking spray

Preparation
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; add steak, turning to coat. Remove steak from sauce, reserving sauce mixture. Place steak on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 6 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.
3. While steak stands, bring sauce mixture to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat, and cook 5 minutes. Serve with steak.

Nutritional Information
Calories:234
Fat:10.1g (sat 3.9g,mono 4.1g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:24.6g
Carbohydrate:10.4g
Fiber:1.1g
Cholesterol:57mg
Iron:3.2mg
Sodium:625mg
Calcium:38mg
Cooking Light, January 2009

1 comment:

ameybc said...

You'll get better, chickie! The first time I played I could barely stay on the road (for some race tracks, that is still the case!!)