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Beef with Broccoli and Wonton Soup -- back to top
I made broccoli beef based on the recipe below. I note my changes there as well.
Major changes: brisket for hanger steak. Used 0.6lbs. They were out of hanger and this was very lean so I figured I'd use it. I also steamed the broccoli. And went heavy on the marinade ingredients. Added sriracha to both marinade and sauce
Next time: Cut the beef even thinner. I'd use brisket again, but I'd trim the small fat layer on the bottom since it didn't cook off enough and made it hard to eat.
Thoughts: I liked the recipe a lot and it didn't need many changes. I was actually surprised that the sauce was enough to coat everything but it did. It made enough for a light-to-medium dinner and lunch. Plus, it's really healthy since I steamed instead of boiled the broccoli.
I also had TJ's wonton soup. The points were low with about 10 for the beef (it was lean), plus the small amount for everything else.
(This recipe is now in my Recipe Book [with changes noted])
Beef with Broccoli (Adapted from Serious Eats)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5740, 2013-04-14_095109
Beef with Broccoli and Wonton Soup -- back to top
This was an exact copy of the last/first time I did this. I used the recipe on that page except that I used "Beef Top Round London Broil" which I liked even more. There wasn't a big layer of fat and I was very easily able to cut off what was left. I sliced it thinner too. I froze it for 25 minutes and then very carefully sliced it as thin as I could.
It would very well. The whole meal was very good though the soup was a but less flavorful than usual.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5764, 2013-04-28_193517
Seitan (and Broccoli Seitan) -- back to top
I made seitan based on the same idea as last time. I really followed the same basic recipe for the dry. For the wet, I messed up and added some extra stuff that I meant to save for the broth. Oh well, it turned out okay though maybe a little bit sweet.
I made more broth and simmered the entire thing. I do not yet know how it is cool, but when warm and cut, it is much spongier. I need to read me to find out what to adjust to change that (not sure I want to, but I want to have the options). I didn't use cheese cloth but I will still keep it in the recipe.
Then, I made the regular broccoli beef (without the marinade) and with a purchased vegan oyster sauce. I decided to try the wok that I attempted to re-season. You could still see the rust underneath but could feel the layer of oil on top. I figured that the worst that could happen is there would be a little extra iron in our food.
Dry:
Wet:
Broth:
Combine dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients. Slowly add the wet to the dry. Knead by hand to fully combine. Knead in the food processor for 30 seconds. Knead by hand to combine, then split into four servings. Knead to clean up the loaves,Wrap in cheesecloth (optional). Let sit for 15 minutes.
Combine broth ingredients and bring to a simmer. Add rested seitan blocks and simmer (2/10 on induction) for 60 minutes.
Note: This does not include the sesame oil since I often skip it and it does not count calories in the broth since they are negligible in the final product
Item
serv. size
x
Cal
Fat
Carbs
protein
fiber
per
Total
Vital Wheat Gluten
100g
2.5
370
1.80
14.00
75.00
0.60
8.79
21.98
Flour
100g
0.5
366
1.40
80.00
6.00
2.40
9.40
4.70
Nutritional Yeat
100g
0.2
281
3.00
31.00
50.00
25.00
6.71
1.34
Mirin
1 Tbsp
1
33.8
0.00
9.50
0.10
0.00
1.04
1.04
Total
1198.00
5.80
90.70
200.60
7.70
29.06
Per Serving
4
299.50
1.45
22.68
50.15
1.93
7.27
For the full meal, you would want to include the small addition from the (vegan) oyster sauce and the oil used in stir-frying. Maybe 6-8 points of oil total.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 8880, 2014-09-26_073707
Orange Chicken over Cauliflower Rice -- back to top
Meredith and I made Orange Chicken from this Kitchn recipe (local). We actually followed the recipe pretty closely except used only 1 lbs of chicken (but kept the rest the same). It worked pretty well except needed, desperately, to have less corn-starch. Easily use 1/3-1/2 of what the recipe calls for.
Other than that, it was pretty easy. We actually juiced 3 oranges but next time, we may buy orange juice.
We served it over cauliflower rice. Roasted the cauliflower for 35 minutes but skipped adding any parmesan cheese. (I also updated that recipe to add the cooking times)
We like the meal a lot. It wasn't too hard and it was also pretty low in calories. Especially since we used the cauliflower rice. I would put this into some type of rotation.
Additional Photo:
Chicken in Orange Sauce (From The Kitchn)
Local Copy (U: "guest", P: name of my dog, lower case)