Hi folks!
*taps the screen*
Is this thing on?
Okay so this recipe has no:
chocolate
sugar
nutella
biscoff
sugar
icing
frosting
sugar
sprinkles
sugar
Nor does it have:
batter
grease
butter
high calories
For the record it was also not deep-fried!
What's become of me? The Lunatic posting a healthy dish...I must have hit my head on something. This can't be right.
Yet it is. Want a closer look just to be sure?
Yup that's healthy!
And I have a brain scan scheduled for Monday so it never happens again!
Enjoy!
An easy and quick Stir Fry Recipe.
Servings 4 big eaters, or 8 normal people
Ingredients
- 1 pound of steak I used tenderloin but you can use any kind
- 1 ½ cups of jasmine rice
- 3 cups of water
- Salt to taste
- 2 large carrots sliced thin
- ¼ to ½ head of cauliflower cut up
- 2 cloves of elephant garlic chopped roughly (I wanted mine in big pieces)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons Ponzu Sauce more for rice if desired
Instructions
- Chop all your veggies first and set aside.
- Slice up your meat thinly, season with some salt, and set aside. (meat tends to cook better when at room temperature so I usually leave mine out for 20 to 30 minutes before a stir fry or grilling)
- Now put your water in a pot and turn on high heat, bring to a boil.
- Once the water is at a boil you want to toss some salt in the water, then the rice.
- Cover the rice with a tight lid and simmer on low for 8 to 12 minutes.
- Now I use two pans for the next step, you can do it all in one pan if you like but that's a personal choice.
- In pan #1 spray with non stick spray, then drizzle with olive oil.
- In pan #2 (or wok) spray with non stick spray, then drizzle with olive oil.
- Bring both to a medium to high heat first before adding anything.
- In pan #1 add your carrots. Stir them around for a minute.
- In pan #2 (wok) add your meat. It will sizzle so be careful. Stir it around for a minute.
- In pan #1 add your cauliflower and stir around for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- In pan #2 (wok)keep stirring around your beef. It should be starting to brown nicely.
- In pan #1 add your garlic and stir around for a minute.
- In pan #2 (wok) add the ponzu sauce and stir around for a minute.
- In pan #1 add about 2 to 3 tablespoons of water, make sure heat is relatively high, but not scorching, now cover it for a few minutes. Good things will start to happen. Keep a close eye on it and stir if needed.
- In pan #2 your meat should be done or almost done. You want it brown but still soft. You can add more olive oil at any point if you find it drying. If it's done turn off heat and remove from burner.
- In pan #1, repeat the step of adding water again if veggies are not soft. They should be but if your pieces are bigger than mine you might want to do this a second time for about 2 to 3 minutes. It just steams the veggies a bit and soften them up.
- Now turn off the heat for your veggies.
- Your rice, steak and veggies should have all finished up relatively around the same time.
- Now you can either just pop it all into one large bowl and mix it up.
- OR:
- You can do individual bowls and layer it which is how I like to do it.
- Add a scoop of rice in your bowl.
- Pop some veggies over top.
- Pop some meat over top of that.
- You can add a teaspoon or so of more ponzu if you like. I usually do.
- Serve with a big old healthy smile!
Notes
It may seem complicated with 2 pans going but I like to cook my veggies separately. You could also just steam them if you have a steamer. I do not so I do mine on the stove. You can also steam veggies in your microwave by adding a bit of water and popping a lid on a glass dish and cooking for 5 to 10 minutes depending how many you do. I like browning mine before steaming but it's a personal thing. You do not have to. This dish is all about timing so plan your time well.
I hope you enjoyed this healthy post today. I'll be sure to have my head examined so it never happens again.
Did I mention is has no added sugar? *sigh*
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Charlie
Kim:
I absolutely love you, girl!
Finally a stir-fry that doesn't have a lot of sauce ingredients.
I don't know what ingredient it is in most sauces, but they make my Mama violently ill.
I know for a fact she will be able to keep this sauce down, and finally be able to eat stir-fry without being afraid of being sick.
Thank you for sharing
Have a Joyful Day!
Charlie
Kim Bee
Aw shucks, thanks. Love right back at ya. It's probably the msg in most sauces or the gluten. My sis found a gluten free tamari sauce that would probably be good for your mom. I'll have to dig it out and grab the name of it. I like simple when I do healthy. The less you add the better it is for you. I'm the same way with salad. I don't like dressing on them. Why eat a salad then pour bad stuff on it. Makes no sense to me. I figure I so rarely eat healthy that when I do I want to do it right. Lol!
Charlie
LOL Girl!
I don't eat salad dressings on my salad either, only rarely then it has to be homemade and light.
I have a nice honey/ginger that I make
Ramona
I love a good stir fry! 🙂 Well done. 🙂 I miss the chocolate, sugar and high calories though. LOL!
Kim Bee
Ha, lol. I love it Ramona.
Liz
Just outstanding, Kim! I love stir fry and this one looks so easy and delish! Yeah, tomorrow makes 2 savory posts in a row for me...maybe we need a joint brain scan 🙂
Kim Bee
Super easy. Just what I needed. Maybe we can get a head injury discount.
Debra Kapellakis
mmmmm...
Kim Bee
Thanks!
Anita at Hungry Couple
Turtle stir fry, maybe? 🙂 Well, if we must be healthy today than at least it's got jasmine rice which is my absolute favorite. Love the bowl and matching chopsticks, too. Now I'm heading over to Liz's site where I can get a decent dessert! 🙂
Kim Bee
Bah, I love it. I must try that. I love jasmine and basmati. I also have some black rice I want to try soon that I bought in the states and some wild. But I am worried it will upset my tummy so waiting till I have no where to drive one day. Lol! The bowl and chopsticks were a dollar store find. Weird but true.
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina
It looks delicious, first of all.
And I too, like to throw in a healthy option now and again. Why? So no one begins to question the size of my derrier. 😉
Kim Bee
Thanks so much. I think the size of my derrier answers the derrier question for anyone wondering about my derrier. But meals like this will help shrink my derrier so there you go.
Laura @ Family Spice
Gasp! Healthy?! Well, it's allowed every once and awhile!!! LOL!
Kim Bee
I guess. I try never to do it but I got all weird that day. Lol!
mike @ TheCulinaryLens
Healthy does not make it any less delicious.. Maybe this could be the beginning of a trend for you
Kim Bee
I know, I know, I'm bull headed. Delicious means sugar, and fat, and butter. It's like a sickness. Um, perhaps. Or not.
Kristi Rimkus
I love that you've used cauliflower. I love that veggie, but don't buy it often because I don't know what to do with it. Great idea to use it in a stir fry.
Kim Bee
Thanks. It is under used by most of us I think. It makes a great substitute for mashed potatoes and you can also use it as a base for pizza, sort of like a rice crust. I like it in stir fry and also just a big bowl of steamed veggies.
mellissa @ ibreatheimhungry
Ok, who are you and what have you done with Kim?!?!? Looks simple and tasty whoever you are. Now go release our friend and I won't call the cops on you...promise. You believe me right? Cuz I totally won't...
Kim Bee
I promise to return her right quick. I locked her up with 20 boxes of turtles so she should have been good for a day or an hour perhaps.
Magic of Spice
You are too funny! Looks like a wonderful spring dish 🙂
Kim Bee
Thanks. It was good and simple. I like it with more veggies but my fridge only had carrots and cauliflower in it. So I made it work. Lol!
Janet@FCTC
I love you even when you become a rebel and post healthy recipes..... especially when they look this yummy 🙂
Kim Bee
I do tend to get rebellious now and again. It's just so darn good it should be bad for you.
Choc Chip Uru
My friend you need a sugar high pronto - actually not really since this recipe is definitely a genius creation 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kim Bee
Lol thanks. I was lucky to add the carrots for some natural sugar to keep me from going through withdrawals.
torviewtoronto
this stir fry looks fabulous and filling
Kim Bee
It was so good. I forgot how much I like stir fry.
Jen at The Three Little Piglets
But eating healthy now and again makes it so much easier to not feel guilty about eating Nutella and Biscoff and sugar...
Kim Bee
So true Jen, so true.
Alyssa
Oh how I miss a piece of steak good enough to only need a little sauce! I used to make stir fry's like this all the time when we lived in the U.S. as it was the only way I could get my daughter to eat veggies. I suppose I could do it again with chicken 🙂 Great photos too, by the way!
Kim Bee
I tell you this meat from the tenderloin is something else. I'll be trimming them more often and using the small bits for stir fry again. I used to make stir fry with chicken more often than beef. Then mini-me came along and had a big issue with bird products so we didn't use them often. Now she's letting up a bit so you may see some chicken dishes pop up from time to time.
Ann
Wow....Kim! That looks absolutely incredible! I love this sort of dish and the pics are FAB!
Kim Bee
Thanks Ann. I used to make stir fry all the time. But it's one of those many dishes mini-me would not eat. Now she does so I can start making it more often.
Suzi
Healthy, healthy, healthy plus you used the spray oil no added calores. You loved it right, LOL. So where is dessert?
Kim Bee
I love stir fry. Must start making it more. Lol, I was being good. No dessert. Just this once.
Kiri W.
Are you feeling well? Maybe you should lie down.
Looks delicious, and I want your chopsticks. Pretty!
Kim Bee
I think I must have really whacked my noggin. If you can believe it I bought two sets at the dollar store. One buckaroo each. They even came with a matching soup spoon. I was stunned. The bowl was a whole whooping dollar too. Lol!
Tina@flourtrader
Ha-you do not fool me Kim, I knew you were hiding some of your talent for savory creations! So thanks for rolling it out finally. Your stir fry does look tasty and we all crave light healthy meals on occasions (even if you do not want to admit it), so I am sure I will be eating this when the craving hits. Happy Monday!
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Tina. It sure did hit the spot. Love stir fry.