A few weeks back I shared with you my initiation into spiralizing vegetables as part of my goal to add more vegetables to my family’s diet. I made an Italian Scampi dish then, and tried a few more Italian dishes after that. All good. This week, I am thinking Asian – Japanese style – and created a teriyaki beef tenderloin steak and stir fried vegetable combination. Give it a try. this recipe is for two servings. It can be doubled or tripled.

Zucchini Noodle Stir Fry

The sauce really needs the heat from the red pepper flakes to make a rounded sauce. Try not to leave it out.

Ingredients

Stir-fry Sauce
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

Vegetables
2 medium zucchini, spiralized
Half of a large red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and cut into very thin strips
Half yellow onion, sliced thin
1 small carrot, shredded
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon peanut oil

¼ cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients and set aside.

Whisk together the water and cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet or wok. Add ginger, bell peppers, carrot and onion.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.

Add the cornstarch mixture to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened, about 30 seconds.

Add zucchini noodles and stir just until hot.

Teriyaki Beef

Ingredients

Teriyaki Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons mirin (Japanese wine)
1 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolved in ¼ cup water)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
4 tablespoons brown sugar (adjust sweetness according to your liking)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 onion (small, don’t chop)

Steak

2 beef tenderloin steaks (1 inch thick about 4 oz each)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 cup store-bought or homemade teriyaki sauce (recipe above)

Directions

Teriyaki Sauce

In a saucepan mix together water, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, brown sugar, black pepper, ginger, garlic, onion (don’t chop) and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, add cornstarch mixture, simmer until the consistency is thick.

Remove ginger and onion from the sauce and set aside to come to room temperature.

When cool, pour ¼ cup teriyaki sauce over the steaks and let marinate for about one hour..

Beef Tenderloin

In a small heavy skillet, heat the sesame oil.

Cook the beef steaks for 3 minutes on each side.

Place on a plate and let the steaks rest for 5 minutes. Serve with the stir-fry vegetable dish.


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