Lean steak/4 recipes

Beef stir fry with mushrooms, bean sprouts, snow peas, green beans, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in soy sauce. A loaded wok dinner served over rice or chow mein noodles.

Malaysian-inspired slow cooker beef with jalapeño, coriander, cumin, ginger, and coconut. Set it on low for 12 hours and come home to fork-tender, richly spiced meat.

Flour-coated beef stew with carrots, celery, peas, tomatoes, and a touch of brown sugar and red wine. Cooks on high in the crock pot for 4 to 5 hours with a thick, glossy gravy.

Slow cooker beef stew loaded with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and tender chuck roast simmered in red wine broth. Set it and forget it for a soul-warming supper that feeds a crowd.

A succulent curried beef dish that is made with seedless raisins and sliced apples while served over hot rice.