COVERT COMPOSITIONS

I don’t usually cook…I bake.  I know how to bake everything, including eggs.  I preferring baking.  I can stick something in the oven, go do something else, then come back and pull it out of the oven.  Cooking just takes too much tending and time.  

From time to time I get the gumption to cook something when I am hungry for something in particular.  I found this recipe on Pinterest and altered it to fit my “few ingredient-easy to make” lifestyle.  Here’s the link to the original recipe:

http://www.kohlercreated.com/blog/?p=8982

This is my version, simplified…

Serves 5

The Sauce
1.5 cups Low-sodium beef broth
3 T Low-sodium Soy Sauce
3 T Natural Rice Vinegar
1 T Ground Ginger
1 T Cornstarch

The Rest
10 oz Sirloin Tip Steak
4 cups fresh Broccoli florets
1/2 cup Sliced Water Chestnuts, halved
2.5 cups Basmati Rice
1 T Sesame Seeds
2 T Olive Oil

The How-To

I used 2 Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice, so I just stuck them in the microwave while I did all the steps. 

1. Heat half of olive oil in skillet/wok and saute broccoli for 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly.  
2. Place cooked broccoli in a bowl.  
3. Cut the beef in strips.  Cook in the other half of the olive oil.  
4. Mix together the sauce ingredients in a bowl.  
5. When beef is cooked, put the sauce in the pan and the water chestnuts and stir until thickens up a bit.  
6. Add broccoli to pan & stir.  
7. Place the mixture over rice.  Sprinkle sesame seeds over top.  Serve immediately.  

The particular ingredients I purchased, ended up being less than 300 calories per serving.  Even with lower sodium ingredients, it is still pretty high in sodium, so this would be a recipe I wouldn’t make too regularly.