Korean beef bowl for two

Ingredients

Serves: 2

• ½ cup (125 mL) quinoa
• 1 cup (250 mL) water
• 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil
• ½ lb./227 g tri-tip, sirloin or striploin steak, thinly sliced against the grain
• 1 cup (250 mL) sliced cremini or shiitake mushrooms
• 5 tsp (25 mL) reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp (15 mL) minced fresh ginger
• 1 Tbsp (15 mL) rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey
• 1 tsp (5 mL) hot sauce (such as Gochujang or Sriracha), optional
• 2 tsp (10 mL) sesame oil
• 1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced carrots
• 1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced zucchini
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) sliced green onions
• Toasted sesame seeds
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) kimchi, optional

Instructions

1. Bring quinoa and water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low and cook for about 12 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, searing quickly about 1 minute per side; remove from pan.
3. Lower heat to medium; add mushrooms to the skillet and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, mix soy sauce, garlic, ginger, vinegar, honey and hot sauce. Pour over cooked mushrooms. Return beef to skillet, along with any juices and bring mixture to a low simmer. Simmer for about 2 minutes before turning off heat and setting pan aside.
5. Heat sesame oil in a separate non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add carrots and zucchini and cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes to soften slightly.
6. Serve beef and veggies over hot cooked quinoa. Top with green onions and sesame seeds.

• Nutrition know-how: Kimchi is a Korean fermented cabbage that is thought to be beneficial to our gut health. If you like, you could add 1 Tbsp per serving of kimchi to this bowl. The live bacteria created in the fermentation process and the vegetables used to make kimchi both feed our healthy gut bacteria.
• Budget friendly: You can use extra-lean ground beef instead of steak. Simply cook the ground beef with mushrooms for 8 to 10 minutes, draining any fat before continuing to follow the remainder of the recipe as written.

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