Orange Beef With Green Peppers

  1 1/2 lb Flank steak fat trimmed
    3/4 c  Orange juice
      3 tb Soy sauce
      2 tb Creamy peanut butter
  1 1/2 tb Julienne s;iced orange peel
      2    Minced small garlic cloves
  1 1/2 ts Curry powder
    1/2 ts Red wine vinegar
    1/4 ts Crushed red pepper
      1 tb Peanut/vegetable oil
      2 md Green bell peppers cut into
           -1/4 inch wide strips
      2 tb Chopped scallions
           Peeled sections of
           - 2 oranges

Diagonally cut beef, against the grain, into slices 1/4 inch thick by 4 inches long. In bowl, combine orange juice, soy sauce, peanut butter, orange peel, garlic, curry, vinegar and red pepper. STir to blend. Add beef; toss to coat evenly. Cover; set aside to marinate 2 hours at room temperature or refrigerate overnight. Heat oil in deep skillet or wok over high heat. Add beef mixture. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove beef from skillet with tongs or slotted spoon. Add green peppers to skillet; cook and stir about 5 minutes until browned around edges. Stir in scallions and return beef to skillet. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Garnish with orange sections.


Yield: 6 Servings