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Recipe: braised chuck steaks with savory lentils

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Braised chuck steaks with savory lentils serving suggestion

braised chuck steaks with savory lentils

This recipe features slow simmered Chuck Blade Steaks with onions, carrots and lentils lightly flavored with cumin.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef chuck blade steaks, cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  • 2 1/4 cups water
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup uncooked lentils, rinsed
  • 2 small carrots, diced
  • 1/2 teaspooon ground cumin

Directions

  1. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Place beef steaks in skillet; brown evenly. Pour off drippings; season with salt and pepper, as desired.
  2. Add water, onion and bay leaves to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-1/4 hours. Add lentils, carrots and cumin to skillet; return to a boil. Continue simmering, covered, 30 to 45 minutes or until lentils and beef are fork-tender. Discard bay leaves.
  3. Carve steaks into thin slices. Serve with lentils. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Nutrition information per 3-oz serving: 482 Calories; 16g Total Fat; 7g Saturated Fat; 7g Monounsaturated Fat; 106mg Cholesterol; 119mg Sodium; 37g Total carbohydrate; 47g Protein; 8.2mg Iron; 5.2mg Niacin; 0.6mg Vitamin B6; 7.5mcg Vitamin B12; 11.7mg Zinc; 48.4mcg Selenium; 7.6g Fiber.

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