Recipes: Beef, Broccoli, and Bok Choy
A main dish with beef and two green vegetables – broccoli and bok choy. This dish is inspired from my Mom’s Beef & Broccoli recipe a few years ago. We took her Beef and Broccoli recipe, adding more ingredients, and removed other ones. The main dish includes both your meat and vegetables, yet the kids love it! You can choose whatever meat you want to use with this recipe and whatever amount of broccoli. We like this nice blend of meat and broccoli with a touch of bok choy for this recipe.
Beef, Broccoli, and Bok Choy
A main dish with beef and two green vegetables – broccoli and bok choy. This dish is inspired from my Mom’s Beef & Broccoli recipe a few years ago. The main dish includes both your meat and vegetables, yet the kids love it!Servings: 4 peopleEquipment
- Wok
Ingredients
- 1 lb Lean Beef Steak Round, Sirloin, or Flank Steak work well
- 1 head Fresh Broccoli
- 1 head Fresh Bok Choy Small
- 2 tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1 clove Garlic, minced or pressed
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 1/2 tbsp Corn Starch
- 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 cup Beef Broth
- 1 dash Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Cut broccoli and bok choy into 1 inch pieces set aside. Slice the beef along the grain into 1/2 inch wide strips. In bowl mix beef, soy sauce and garlic. Let marinate 10 minutes. Mix together corn starch, ground ginger, dash of red pepper, and beef broth.
- When wok is hot add 1 tablespoon of oil, add half of the meat mixture. Stir fry until browned (about 2 to 3 minutes). Repeat with second half of meat and 1 more tablespoon of oil.
- Stir in the broccoli for about 1 minute. Add water cover and cook about 3 minutes.
- Add cooking sauce to meat and stir until the sauce has thickened. Add the bok choy and cook for about another minute or until it starts to wilt.
You can add in all kinds of other ingredients like onions, mushrooms, spinach, and more to your main dish.
Hot and ready to be eaten for dinner!
Phillycheese Steak Sandwich
Jake made this meal for us a little while ago. I love his Phillycheese steak sandwiches. They are delicious! This time around he did a Phillycheese steak sandwich with a side of freshly sauteed vegetables. Do I need to mention how much I love it when he cooks? 🙂
Phillycheese Steak Sandwich
- 1 pound thinly slice Beef Steak
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 medium Onion (thinly sliced)
- 8 ounces Fresh Mushrooms (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup shredded or 4 slices Provolone Cheese
- 4 Hoagie Buns
Trim off any extra fat from the beef and cut the meat into thin slices. Set aside. Heat oil on medium-to-high in a large frying pan. Add onion and season with salt and pepper, stirring occasionally. In a few minute (about 5) once the onions have softened and started turning brown add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until they are slightly browned.
Move all the vegetables to one side of the pan and add in the meat and cook for a few minutes until it is no longer pink. Divide the meat and vegetables into 4 equal piles. Spread the cheese evenly across the 4 piles of meat and let set aside for a moment.
Slice each hoagie bun and set on a plate. Transfer a pile of meat with a spatula to each hoagie bun and serve immediately.
Travel & Vacation: Food & Fun in Hyderabad, India (Part 2)
Chef standing in front of a large tree inside the restaurant. Really neat place to visit with delicious food!
Anyone want some fresh fish for dinner? This is the display of fresh whole fish in the market, you could smell it long before you could see it!
Whole green curry chicken in the bakery ready to take home for dinner. It looks a little interesting but their curries were pretty good, however, I did not try this one.
This one in the meat section kind of made me sick looking at it……goat mutton. You could by goat brains to cook up for dinner (from what I hear it is a real treat). Not sure if I could muscle through this one and pretty sure the girls would have a hard time too because goats are “pets not food” in their little world.
What a great place to eat, the kids seem to LOVE it! Very neat idea for a restaurant…..an auto-rig shaw with a table and booths for families. The kids can play and drive it too!
The shark mouths (see the teeth) have “digustive” salts in the bowls. I didn’t try these because I noticed several people just using their hands to dip into the bowl instead of using the bowl to scoop it. Love the table too, the stand is a stack of tires!
The receipt for the dinner litteraly came in a tin “bill box”.
Puppet play and music in the entry of the restaurant
A variety of delicious Indian food – curry and rice, veggies, pasta and more!
Naan….the amazing Indian bread that is served with practically every meal.
Neat fresh watermelon fruit basket, looks yummy!
And the best is for last……dessert! Carrot cake and vanilla ice cream. The ice cream tasted different from what we get in the USA, it almost had a creamier texture. The carrot cake was good but not quite like my Mom’s homemade carrot cake! 🙂
Really neat Dadu Maluj Sandwiches with cool outer decorations on the outside that looked like alumimum fool and paint but it was edible.
Large waterfall outside another one of the Ohri’s restaurant buildings on the other side of town. Most of the Ohri’s buildings had several different types of restaurants in one building. You could choose to eat Indian, Chinese, American and once you get into the building. Some of them you had to book a reservation in advanced to get into they were so popular.
We went to one of Ohri’s really popular restaurants an India buffet. On this plate is a variety of meat cooked with Indian spices to try.
AMAZING Indian dish (I wish I could remember the name of it)! It makes my stomach growl just looking at it. It was a mix of sweet and crunchy, but it was a beans and meat mixture….so delicious!
One thing I didn’t realize until going over to India was they enjoy what we call “crunchy chicken”! It is normal to be eating a chicken dish and find a bone. I think they do it to add more flavor to the meal but it surprises you the first few times. You are just more careful when you eat chicken!
The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax. Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away. Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories. It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine. Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn. You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!
Family Recipe: Mom’s Beef & Broccoli
In honor of my Mom’s birthday this week I picked one of my favorite recipes that she makes. My Mom is a great cook and I actually made Beef & Broccoli last weekend so thought I would share it with you as well. I love this recipe and it is delicious!Mom’s Beef & Broccoli:
- 3/4 lb fresh Broccoli
- 1 lb lean boneless Beef Steak (top round, flank, or sirloin work well)
- 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce (I used low sodium soy sauce)
- 1 clove of Garlic, minced or pressed
- 1/4 cup Salad Oil (or olive oil)
- 2 tablespoon of Water
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Corn Starch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground Ginger
- 2 tablespoon cooking Sherry
- 1 1/4 cup regular strength Beef Broth
- Dash of Red Pepper
Cut broccoli and set aside. Cut beef with the grain into 1 1/2 inch wide strips then across the grain in 1/4 inch slices. In bowl mix beef, soy sauce and garlic. Let marinate 15 minutes. Prepare cooking sauce corn starch, ground ginger, dash of red pepper, cooking sherry, and beef broth. When wok is hot add 1 tablespoon of oil, add half of the meat mixture. Stir fry until browned (about 2 to 3 minutes). Repeat with second half of meat and 1 more tablespoon of oil. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and stir in the broccoli for about 1 minute. Add water cover and cook about 3 minutes. Add cooking sauce to meat and stir until the sauce has thickened.
When I made this dish last weekend I added in some mushrooms and onions that I needed to use up. I cut back on the oil and didn’t have the Sherry so that was eliminated however since I added the additional juicy vegetables it was still tasty. This recipe is amazing as is but feel free to add in extra items that your family enjoys eating.
Photo by gkdavie
Family Recipe: Steamed Gyoza
My cousin Renelle gave us this recipe several years ago and it is delicious! As I was going through my recipes and menu I realized it has been awhile since we have made Gyoza in our house, I think it is time to make them again. Renelle is an amazing cook and comes up with some really creative, fun, and unique recipes. Steamed Gyoza is a Japenese Steamed Dumpling. If you like dumplings and are looking for something different yet delicious you should try this recipe! Go ahead try something a little interesting this weekend. You may discover a new recipe you love! Thanks Renelle for giving us some many amazing new recipes to enjoy!
Steamed Gyoza
- 1/2 lb ground Pork or Beef
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Water
- 3 Shitake Mushrooms, finely chopped (optional)
- 3 tablespoons Green Onion
- 4 Water Chestnuts, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Rice Wine or Sherry
- 1 package Gyoza or Wonton Skins
- 1-2 eggs well-beaten (you can just use water)
Mix all ingredients together except skins and eggs. Take one wonton skin, place about 1 T of the mixture in the middle of the skin and wrap skin around the filling. Seal the edges with the egg or with water. Place in veggie steamer so edges are not touching. Steam for 7-10 minutes. You can also fry them in a pan if desired. Serve warm with soy sauce, sweet and sour, or plum sauce.
Photo by joyosity
Recipe: Confetti Dip for Veggies or Chips
This is a colorful dip to make for when you have people coming over. It is good on vegetables, crackers, or chips. Great appetizer or snack for guests. I received this recipe from a church friend at my bridal shower Andy Conn.Confetti Dip
- 2 1/2 cups sliced and shredded Beef (lunchmeat)
- 1 (8 oz) package of Cream Cheese (softened)
- 1 Tablespoon Green Goddess Dressing or Ranch
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Green Onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup Yellow, Orange or Red Pepper (chopped)
Mix well and refrigerate. When ready to serve set out with veggies and crackers.
Recipe: Veggie Beef Soup
We made this soup recently when friends came over. I was trying to use up some fresh vegetables that we had in our refrigerator and came up with this recipe. It was super easy and tasted delicious. We have been trying out a variety of different soup recipes during the cooler winter months. All of us have enjoyed the leftovers too! The items that we put in the Veggie Beef Soup were ones we had on hand. Feel free to add more or substitute with the veggies that you have in your refrigerator. Today is a snowy day in SC so we are loving the warm meals. The kids have been in and out playing in the snow today.Veggie Beef Soup
- 1 pound Beef Stew Meat
- 1 cup potatoes (cut into 1/2 inch)
- 1 cup carrots (cut into 1/4 inch pieces)
- 1 can stewed Tomatoes
- 1 can Beef Broth
- 1 cup frozen Green Beans
- 1/2 cup Snap Peas
- 1/2 cup Onion (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon of McCormick Grill Mates 25% Less Sodium Montreal Steak
Put all ingredients in the crock pot turn it on low and cook for 6 to 8 hours. If you want a slightly thicker soup you can add a tablespoon of sifted flour.
