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If you have other flavors of baking chips, you can substitute those in for the chocolate chips (for example, lemon chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, cinnamon chips....) | If you have other flavors of baking chips, you can substitute those in for the chocolate chips (for example, lemon chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, cinnamon chips....) | ||
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Sheeri Cabral, from <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Now-Eat-This-Diet-Pounds/dp/0446584495/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325875914&sr=8-1">Now Eat This! Diet Cookbook</a> | |||
serves 4 | |||
16 ounces noodles, prepared (can be regular or shirataki noodles) | |||
40 ounces (5 cups) chicken broth (can be beef or veggie broth) | |||
4 tsp agave nectar (or sugar) | |||
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1/4 cup dried) | |||
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro | |||
1 lime | |||
8 ounces lean beef such as tenderloin, trimmed of all visible fat (also works nicely with pork, chicken or shrimp, or a combination) | |||
2 cups bean sprouts | |||
2 teaspoons garlic-chili sauce (such as Huy Fong) - optional | |||
1) Prepare noodles (if using shirataki noodles, drain and rinse under hot water). | |||
2) In a large pot over medium-high heat, bring the broth to a boil. Add the noodles and cook about 2 minutes | |||
3) Turn the heat to low and add the agave/sugar, basil, cilantro and scallions. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 a lime into the pot. Stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste. | |||
4) Cut the raw meat into small slices (if using shrimp, cook them first). Divide the meat among the 4 bowls, ladle the hot soup into the bowls over the heat. | |||
5) Serve the soup with the garlic-chili sauce, bean sprouts, and the rest of the lime cut into wedges. | |||