Teriyaki Kabobs

1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 1/2 pounds boneless beef sirloin steaks, cut in to 1 1/4" pieces
12 whole fresh mushrooms
1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
1 large onion, cut into wedges
12 cherry tomatoes
Hot cooked rice (optional)

Directions
In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, oil, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and salt. Pour half of the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 4-8 hours, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
Drain and discard marinade. Alternate meat, mushrooms, green pepper, onion and tomatoes on metal or soaked wood skewers. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side.
Baste with reserved marinade. Continue turning and basting for 8-10 minutes until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Serve meat and vegetables over rice if desired. Yield: 6 servings.



Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (calculated without rice) equals 225 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 963 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 4 lean meat.

Lana's notes: We do this quite often with chicken as well. When we're lazy, we just forgo the kabob sticks and serve it in a bowl.