Recipe #5-Cuban Steak & Beans from Good Housekeeping, Jan 2012

 This recipe is a 30 minute or less "Healthy in a Hurry" meal.  It is super quick and very tangy due to the citrus.  Plus, it's chocked full of antioxidants to help boost your heart functions!

Ingredients:
1 orange
2 limes (original recipe called for 4 with 2 being garnish but you really don't need it in my opinion)

photo credit: Good Housekeeping

4 gloves of garlic, crushed with a press.... or smashed with a knife and roughly chopped

1 T ground cumin
1 beef top sirloin steak, 12 oz, 1/2 in thick
1 lg red pepper, chopped




1 can (15oz) no-salt-added black beans

2 c. corn kernels, fresh or frozen/thawed

Directions;
-Into a small bowl, finely grate 1t of peel and squeeze 2T of juice from orange (I used a decent sized orange and zested the whole thing and squeezed juice out of the entire thing); finely grate 1t of peel and squeeze 1/4c juice from 2 limes (again, zested entire 2 limes and squeezed all the juice I could from them).  Stir in garlic, cumin and 1/8t of each salt and pepper.
-Place steak in resealable bag along with half of citrus mixture; turn to coat.  Let stand.
-Chop pepper, drain and rinse beans and if using, cut remaining limes in half.
-Heat 12in heavy skillet on high and add steak when pan is hot.
-Cook 1-2 mins per side for med rare or until desired depending on your taste and thickness of steak.
-Transfer steak to cutting board when done.
-To skillet, add red pepper, corn and beans with remaining citrus mixture, 1/4c water and 1/8t of each salt and pepper. Cook for 3-5 mins, stirring occasionally, until peppers are tender and most of the moisture is soaked up.
-Serve sliced steak with bean mixture and limes (optional).

This would also taste good if you were to chunk the steak before cooking it then adding it to the bean mixture to make a casserole.