Tender,  marinated strips of steak with broccoli  make a healthy meal.

Beef with Broccoli

by Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

I had a doctor that used to tell me once how unhealthy Chinese food was for me. Yes, but- not if I cook it at home on my own. I am acutely aware of all the  oil that can slosh around  the bottom of a sizzling wok,  or the copious amounts of sugar that can lace a sauce. And few restaurants offer choices of healthy sides, such as brown rice or fresh fruit. And most of all, not in the correct portions.

But I do like Asian food and am not about to give it  up because of that. And making it at home, I can be assured of freshness and save some money as well.

For this week, as part of Sunday Supper, sponsored by the Beef Checkoff, I wanted to bring you a healthy  recipe for Asian beef, since beef and Asian flavors go together remarkably well.  I also wanted it to be healthy, not to mention quick to prepare.

For healthy beef, one needs  to select a nice lean beef cut,  which you can find using this:

The Interactive Butcher Counter

and locate beef cuts  with the healthy green icon:

I used this page to select my beef for the recipe. I went straight to steaks, since I  wanted  beef that cooked easy and fast. As you can see on that page, there are  plenty of  lean choices to choose from. I went for  the New  York Strip steaks. You can  probably utilize any  steak on that chart  for this recipe, as long as it is   boneless. For grainier steaks such  as skirt steak,  flat iron or  flank, make sure  you slice it across the grain. There should be a little bit of textural differences in the steaks, but as long as the  meat is cooked quickly,  it should be  all good. But personally I prefer the strips. Two regular steaks can feed four people as part of a stir-fry so that helps keep the cost down. And if you buy your beef on sale, it can  really be doable as an everyday meal. I like to buy on sale. And being a freezer-loving girl, I can buy the steaks, whip  up the marinade and freeze the beef right in it so that it marinates while it defrosts in the  fridge. I keep the beef in a plastic freezer bag with all the  air removed and just use it from the freezer within twelve months. Gives you plenty of time to shop for your best prices.

And the  beef cooks fast. I’ll also cook my rice up ahead  of time and freeze that too.  I  just don’t generally like freezing broccoli  for stir-fry. I mean,  it’s  okay  in soup  after freezing or for  using with something like cheese sauce, but for stir-fry you really want to use fresh. So don’t go grabbing bags of frozen broccoli for this either. And if you don’t  care for broccoli, you can easily sub out the veggies with something like asparagus, carrots or bok choy, all of which are very good. But the beef & broccoli recipe is traditionally done of course, with broccoli. And the taste of the beef? Yum.

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Beef Recipes to Live A Flavorful Life in 2016

The Sunday Supper Tastemakers have put together

quite a collection of healthy beef recipes for you to enjoy this week!

Besides all the delicious recipes below, 

Look for other healthy recipes on Pinterest:

Healthy Meals with Beef

Beef Recipes to Live A Flavorful Life in 2016

• Beef Bulgogi from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Beef Multigrain Pilaf from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Beef Tenderloin Tips with Brown Rice and Asparagus from Recipes Food and Cooking
• Beef with Broccoli from Palatable Pastime
• Bistro Steak Salad from Casa de Crews
• Cheesesteak Sandwich from Grumpy’s Honeybunch
• Easy Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
• Flavorful Asian Style Beef Curry Stir-Fry from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Hungarian Goulash {Slow Cooker} from Curious Cuisiniere
• Korean Beef Soondubu Jigae (Beef and Soft Tofu Stew) from kimchi MOM
• Korean BBQ Pepper Nachos from Flavor Mosaic
• Ropa Vieja from The Crumby Cupcake
• Sauerkraut Brisket from Magnolia Days
• Slow Cooker Classic American Chili from Meal Planning Magic
• Slow Cooker Porcupine Meatballs Over Whipped Cauliflower from Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Steak and Cabbage Stir-Fry from Cooking Chat
• Sweet & Spicy Asian Beef Tacos from Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Thai Beef with Vegetable Ribbons from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks

 

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This post is sponsored by the Beef Checkoff in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.