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[Pat]

Has anyone tried the following recipe? If so, was it good? If you liked it, could you tell me where you found the crushed cranberry and raspberry fruit?

I live in a small town and this may be the trouble. TIA!

Marinated Flank Steak with Cranberry-Raspberry Salsa
"My family and friends are convinced that this is one of those long, involved gourmet recipes that requires hours of slaving in the kitchen. But it couldn't be simpler to make. I just put all the ingredients in a slow cooker and let it cook itself."

1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
3 drops hot pepper sauce
1 (1.25-ounce) package low-sodium taco seasoning
2 pounds flank steak
3/4 cup (2-inch) sliced green onions
1/2 cup cilantro sprigs
1 tablespoon chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (12-ounce) carton cranberry-raspberry crushed fruit (such as Ocean Spray)
16 (8-inch) flour tortillas


Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Trim fat from steak. Place steak in an electric slow cooker; add chili sauce mixture, turning the steak to coat. Cover with lid, and cook on high-heat setting for 1 hour. Reduce heat setting to low; cook for 9 hours. Combine the onions, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper in a food processor, and pulse 5 times or until finely chopped. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice, cumin, and cranberry-raspberry crushed fruit, and process until smooth. Spoon mixture into a bowl; cover and chill. Remove steak from slow cooker, discarding the cooking liquid. Shred steak. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spread about 11/2 tablespoons salsa over each tortilla. Spoon about 1/2 cup shredded steak down center of each tortilla; roll up.
Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 filled tortilla).

CALORIES 278 (24% from fat); FAT 7.4g (sat 2.3g, mono 3g, poly 1.5g); PROTEIN 12.8g; CARB 38.3g; FIBER 2.0g; CHOL 21mg; IRON 2.70mg; SODIUM 451mg; CALC 70mg

[goldilocks]

Hi Pat,

I have not tried this recipe, but I would imagine you could find the crushed fruit in the canned goods aisle near the cranberry sauce, pie filling, etc. This might however be a seasonal item and could only be offered during the holidays which I have experienced with some other cranberry products. Ask your grocer if they carry it. If not, I would use crushed cranberry sauce.

[sneezles]

Since the recipe calls for a carton not a can I would look in the frozen section.

[carla m]

It comes in a tub in the canned-fruit aisle. My store carries it year round, but I'm in the Washington DC area.

I tried this recipe last night and thought it was SOOOOO yummy and easy. I had one problem, though. I didn't get nearly the number of 1/2 cup servings I was supposed to, I got less than half!!! Has anyone else had this experience?

I'd love to hear from CL on this one. I just hate it when the quantities don't work out right...it messes up my WW points!

[Ralph]

Originally posted by carla m:
It comes in a tub in the canned-fruit aisle. My store carries it year round,

I'll second that notion - same here in suburban Chicago. Canned fruit section, year-round.

[Beth]

Until the last month (perhaps after a flood of CL reader's requesting it year-round), I noticed the cranberry raspberry sauce had disappeared and reappeared only during the fall holidays. It's back now, and I see it either between the canned fruit and applesauce or in the meat section near the chickens and such. It comes in a tub, similar to the soft cream cheese, with a cardboard wrap around it. It will probably stick out once you know your not looking for a can or jar.

I haven't tried the recipe yet, but have it on my list. I remember it getting good reviews, even when the cranberry raspberry sauce had to be modified.

[Terrytx]

I've made this and it is great. A kid pleaser also.

[Kristi]

I've also made this and thought it was fabulous. I've been planning on making it again sometime soon. I still have some of the salsa frozen from the last time. I didn't have a problem with the number of servings, although it may have made slightly less than the recipe states--difficult for me to know because my husband STUFFED his tortilla with as much beef as it would hold! I also think this dish would be just as good without the cranberry-raspberry salsa and with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacomole, etc.

Good luck! You'll love this dish...

[Pat]

I found the Ocean Spray fruit that is part of this product line, but the store in my town only carries the Cranberry-Orange variety. I am debating whether or not to use instead of the Cranberry-Raspberry variety. It would probably be ok as we love Beef with Orange Flavor at the Chinese restaurant. What do you all think?


[This message has been edited by Pat (edited 04-03-2001).]