My husband has been very motivated to get healthy this year by playing men's league hockey three times a week, weight lifting, and by eating right. He came home from weight lifting one night saying he wanted simple ground beef and veggies and that's it. That sounded kind of boring to me. So I thought, why not make it like a mix between a fried rice and a basic taco meat. Here's what I came up with. It is now my husband's favorite meal!
Let me know what you think!
Beef Stir Fry
1.5 pounds lean ground beef-- I use 92% lean (you can also use ground turkey)
1.5 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper (if you like really spicy feel free to add more!)
1.5 tsp oregano
4 eggs (I use 2 eggs and 1/2 cup egg whites)
1/2 onion-finely diced
4 cloves garlic-finely chopped
About 8 mini red peppers thinly sliced
About 6 mushrooms/shitake or button work great in this
2-3 Tb vegetable oil-I've been using avocado oil lately
1.5 cups Spinach- rinsed, dried and chopped into ribbons (kale works too if you prefer)
Fresh parsley-optional
Cooked Rice
Teriyaki sauce drizzle on top
Jalapeno optional
Teriyaki Sauce:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup dark mirin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Teriyaki Sauce Directions
Heat soy sauce and mirin in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a slow simmer and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Continue to simmer about 5-8 minutes until it thickens to desired consistency. Allow it to cool while making the stir fry, sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
Beef Stir Fry Directions
1. Start cooking rice.
2. Cut up onions, garlic, peppers, mushrooms, and spinach.
3. Put all the spices (cumin, salt, crushed red pepper, and oregano) in a little bowl and combine.
4. Crack eggs into a bowl and add egg whites.
5. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat.
6. Add a Tb of oil to the pan.
7. Brown the ground beef.
8. Add all the spices and cook for another minute.
9. Remove ground beef from pan and pour into a large serving bowl.
10. Add more oil if necessary to the pan and saute the mushrooms and peppers for a minute or two and then add onions, and garlic and saute until fragrant and translucent.
11. While veggies are sautéing, whisk the eggs and egg whites together until fluffy.
12. Add more oil to the pan if necessary and pour the eggs into pan.
13. Cook just until the eggs begin to set up.
14. Pour the beef back into the pan and fold into the eggs.
15. Cook until the eggs are fully cooked and distributed like in a fried rice mixture. Stir in fresh parsley if desired.
16. Pour back into the serving bowl.
Serve over rice (or cauliflower rice for Keto) or by itself and drizzle with teriyaki sauce.
Enjoy!!
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