Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:

Satay:

• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 1/2 lbs. top round beef, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch thick slices

Sauce:

• 1/4 cup creamy trans-fat-free peanut butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp rice vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

Makes 4 servings

1. For the satay: In a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish, combine garlic, lime juice, ginger and oil. Add beef and turn to coat with marinade. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate beef at room temperature for 20 minutes.
2. For the sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter, water, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and pepper flakes.
3. Lightly coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray and heat to medium-high. Thread equal amounts of sliced meat onto 4 skewers. Grill meat 5-7 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve warm with peanut sauce drizzled evenly over the meat or on side for dipping.

WW POINTS VALUE: 8 pts

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Taste of Summer Cookbook. You ever have one of those days where you're craving a fancy steak or you want to go to an upscale Asian restaurant and order a fancy steak dinner? This dinner is DEFINITELY for you! This dinner was surprisingly delicious because the peanut sauce was rich, creamy and spicy and the marinated beef in Asian flavors was moist and spicy as well. Even though the recipe calls for skewers, you can enjoy this dinner without the skewers. You can also serve the satay sauce with chicken, pork or noodles for other Asian inspired dishes as well.