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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
Family-friendly meals need not take a lot of time
Parents faced with the nightly task of
preparing meals for their families ot en feel as
if there’s just not enough time to cook a hearty,
homecooked meal the whole family can enjoy.
Long hours at the oi ce can make some parents
feel like they need to be magicians to serve up
a delicious meal in the time between arriving
possible for families to sit down to a fresh and
home from work and going to bed.
But family-friendly meals can still i nd their delicious meal any night of the week.
way to your dinner table even if you are pressed
SLICED STEAK WITH CRISPY
for time. h e following recipe for “Sliced Steak
POLENTA
With Crispy Polenta” from “Weightwatchers:
Cook It Fast” (St. Martin’s Press) can be whipped
Serves 4
up in roughly 30 minutes, meaning it’s entirely 1 1-pound lean l ank steak, trimmed
1⁄2 teaspoon ancho or regular chili powder
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 16-ounce tube fat-free polenta, cut into 12
slices
11⁄2 cups fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1⁄2 red onion, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1. Spray ridged grill pan with nonstick spray
and set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steak
with chili powder and salt. Place steak in pan
and cook until an instant-read thermometer
inserted into side of steak registers 145 F for
medium, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer
steak to cutting board and let stand 5 minutes.
Cut on a diagonal into 16 slices.
2. Meanwhile, spray boiler rack with
nonstick spray and preheat boiler. Arrange
slices of polenta on rack and broil 5 inches from
heat until crispy and heated through, about 2
minutes on each side.
3. Spray medium skillet with nonstick spray
and set over medium heat. Add corn, bell pepper,
onion, and jalapeño pepper; cook, stirring, until
sot ened, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from
heat and stir in cilantro.
4. Place 3 slices of polenta on each of 4 plates
and top each serving with 4 slices of steak.
Divide corn mixture evenly among plates.
Do it faster: To neatly and quickly remove
the kernels from an ear of corn, place a bowl in
the sink, stand the corn on end inside the bowl,
and cut of the kernels with a knife. Any l y-
away kernels will end up in the sink.
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