Hello Foodies!
It's been almost a month since I last posted but thankfully I've finally found the time to share another recipe.
The following recipe was inspired by my craving for beef teriyaki as well as encourage my kid to eat her veggies. This turned out to be pretty good. It also got my lil one to chow down a large helping of the edamame and zucchini. ;-)
I do apologize if the recipe is not "exact" as I've included several versions on how to prepare this dish. I would like to think of this as more of a guideline perhaps? I've never known my grandma to cook like it was an exact science and I guess I just picked up on it.
You will need:
1/2 lb of beef sliced into thin strips about 1-2 inches long
1 tbsp of sliced ginger
5 cloves crushed garlic
3 tbsp soy sauce
1/8 tsp Black pepper
1 1/2 tbsp brown or white sugar
1 tbsp rice wine (optional)
1 cup cooked Edamame
1 large zucchini chopped
*you may substitute the veggies in this dish with
any of the following; chayote (sayote), bottle gourd (upo)
extra sauce:
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown or white sugar
2 tbsp water
1 tsp corn starch or 1 tbsp flour to thicken mixture
To prepare:
Marinate Beef strips in ginger, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, pepper, and sugar for at least 30 min. You can marinade this overnight if you choose. In my case, I let it sit for about an hour.
There are a few different ways to cook the beef.
1) You can either stir fry it in a wok until the meat turns brown, and then add the extra sauce mixture.
2) You may choose to boil the beef and marinade in 1/4 cup water, adding the thickening sauce/mixture in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
3) If you happen to have a pressure cooker at home, (like I do). pressure cook the beef in 1/4 cup water for 5-8 minutes. When cooking time is done, reheat beef and stir in the extra sauce to thicken.
**please please remember not to open the lid while steam is still present. for those of you who are new to pressure cookers PLEASE follow the instructions!
In a separate sauce pan. Boil/ reheat edamame per package instructions. You can use any brand. I used the ones sold at Trader Joe's. Drain water when done and set aside beans.
Do the same with the zucchini. Here I boiled the zucchini for 5 minutes. Mix zucchini with edamame.
To serve, ladle beef in middle of serving plate. Place veggies around dish. Drizzle remaining sauce over veggies.
Serve with steamed rice.
Makes 4 servings =)
Enjoy!!!
