Spicy Orange Beef & Broccoli with Brown Rice
You can easily sub out brown rice with another grain. Try farro, barley, kaniwa, or quinoa—the most “rice-like” grains.
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- 4Servings
Ingredients
2 oranges
1 Tbs. soy sauce or coconut aminos
1 Tbs. organic apple juice
1 tsp. honey
1 Tbs. cornstarch
3 tsp. sunflower oil
½ lb. grass-fed beef sirloin, trimmed of all visible fat and sliced into 1-inch long, thin slices
4 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch fresh ginger, minced (about 1 Tbs.)
1 Tbs. dried red pepper flakes (1 tsp. for mild spice)
2 heads broccoli, chopped (about 6 cups)
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 bunch chopped scallions with greens (about ½ cup)
2 cups brown rice, cooked
Preparation
- Cut 1/8-inch-wide strips of rind from one orange, set aside. Squeeze juice from both oranges into small mixing bowl (about ½ cup of juice). Whisk soy sauce, 1 Tbs. water, apple juice, honey, and cornstarch into juice. Set sauce aside.
- Heat large skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tsp. of oil. Add beef, and sauté 1 minute. Set beef aside on paper-towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
- Add remaining oil to the skillet. Add garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, and strips of orange rind, and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broccoli and 1/3 cup water. Cover and steam, about 2 minutes. Add red pepper, and sauté 1 minute more. Gradually whisk in orange sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes. Add scallions and beef, and stir to combine. Serve over brown rice.
Nutrition Information
- Calories: 320
- Carbohydrate Content: 46 g
- Cholesterol Content: 30 mg
- Fat Content: 8 g
- Fiber Content: 7 g
- Protein Content: 20 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1.5 g
- Sodium Content: 320 mg
- Sugar Content: 11 g
