---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Five-Spice Fried Rice Categories: Main dish Yield: 2 servings 1/3 lb Boneless beef sirloin 1 ts Sugar 1/2 ts Chinese five-spice powder 1/4 ts Red pepper flakes 1 ts Oriental roasted sesame oil 1 Garlic clove; minced 1 1/2 c Cooked rice; chilled 2 tb Chopped dry roasted peanuts 2 ts Soy sauce Cut beef in 1/2-inch cubes. Combine sugar, five-spice powder and pepper flakes; coat beef cubes with spice mixture. Heat oil and garlic in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Brown beef in oil. Add remaining ingredients; stir-fry until thoroughly heated. Microwave Oven Instructions =========================== Combine oil and garlic in medium microproof baking dish. Cook, uncovered on HIGH (maximum power) 30 seconds. Add beef and cook on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until meat loses most of its pink color. Add remaining ingredients; stir and cook on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, or until thoroughly heated. Each serving provides: * 357 calories * 22.5 g. protein * 14.6 g. fat * 33.2 g. carbohydrate * 462 mg. sodium * 49 mg. cholesterol Source: Cooking for Two or a Few Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias -----