Steak with Onions and Carrots

Ingredients:

• 4 onions, cut into wedges
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 8 baby carrots
• 1 pound red potatoes, chopped into large pieces
• 0.5 cup beef broth
• 0.5 cup dark beer
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp crushed dried thyme
• 1.25 pounds boneless beef top sirloin steak
• salt
• black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large skillet of hot oil, brown onions for about 5 minutes. Remove onions and set aside.
2. Add carrots to skillet and cook about 3 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove skillet from heat
3. Add potatoes, broth, beer, brown sugar, and half of the thyme to the skillet. Return onions to skillet and return skillet to heat. Bring to boiling, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 35 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Use remaining thyme, salt, and pepper to season steak. Place steak on broiler pan and broil on the low setting for 32 minutes.
5. Remove vegetables from skillet. Boil juices for about 2 minutes. Place steak and vegetables on plates, and spoon juices over.

recipe adapted from New Dieter’s Cookbook: Eat Well, Feel Great, Lose Weight