Spicy Beef
from Larrian Gillespie
author of: "The Goddess Diet"
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This week's Recipe of the Week is brought to us by the hugely popular author of the weight loss book The Goddess Diet.  Dr. Larrian Gillespie has developed a way for women to eat to stay fit, sharp and lose weight and keep it off!

Dr. Gillespie has been the first to recognize that women have different nutritional needs - we use foods differently and need to eat differently than men.

Her recipe Spicy Beef comes from her book The Goddess Diet.   This stir-fry dish can easily be made for dinner and enjoyed by the entire family - especially the men!

What you need:

• 1 teaspoon white peppercorns
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 1 /2 tablespoons coarsely chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 2 Thai or serrano chilis, mined
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of finely grated lime zest
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 8 ounces lean top round steak, cut into strips
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/2  cup fresh basil and 1/2 cup mint leaves

What you do:

1. Heat a small skillet dry on high heat, then toast the peppercorns until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Transfer to a spice grinder and coarsely crush.  In a bowl add the garlic, cilantro, ginger, chilis, lime-zest, peppercorns, sea salt, and pound to a coarse paste.
3. Heat the skillet on high, then add oil and reduce the heat to medium. Add the beef and spice "paste"that you have made, and stir-fry until cooked through, about 2 minutes.  Stir in the soy sauce and transfer to serving bowls.  Top with the basil and mint.
   
   Serves 4
   
   per portion
   
   Calories: 108
   Protein: 14 grams
   Carbs: 3 grams
   Fat: 4 grams
   Sat. Fat.: 1 gram

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