Beef Heart Stir Fry

Ingredients:

1 beef heart

1 red onion chopped

1 bundle green onion sliced

4 whole cloves garlic chopped

fresh ginger (1 tablespoon chopped for stir fry, 3 chunks for boil)

3 bell peppers sliced

1 stalk of lemongrass

2 Thai chili’s *for spice*

1/4 cup sherry wine

sea salt

black pepper

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 cup water

vegetable oil

Butchering the heart can be scary at first but the main thing is to remove the hard fat, connective tissue, valves and the shiny skin. It will make it a whole lot easier to get over the fact it’s a heart.

How it looks cleaned up. Then I thinly sliced the meat.

Boil on medium heat with the lemongrass and 3 large chucks of ginger each about half the size of your thumb for 30 minutes. This is to tenderize it before you stir fry it. Once the time is up drain the meat and set it aside.

Set the eye to medium heat. In a wok, saute onions, ginger, garlic with salt and pepper in a little vegetable oil.

Add your remaining vegetables and toss.

I like my food spicy so I advise only using 2 peppers unless you are feeling frisky.

Lastly add the heart, soy sauce, fish sauce, water, sherry and more salt and pepper to taste. Toss so it can mix well. Then cover the wok and let it simmer for 7 mins.

Serve with rice.

June 21, 2019 0

Spicy Salmon Poke

Ingredients:

1/2 lb skinned salmon fillet diced in cubes

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons white wine

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

1/2 serrano pepper finely chopped

1 tablespoon minced ginger

1 tablespoon chili paste

2 tablespoons green onion chopped

1/4 cup red onion chopped

1/4 cup cilantro chopped

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

2 tablespoons Shichimi Togarashi

Sea salt to taste

Garnish: Nori pieces

In a small bowl, combine the marinade ingredients and toss well. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

You can eat poke as is or I like mine on a salad.

Garnish with nori! Yum😋.

May 12, 2019 0

Five Spice Vegetables and Quinoa

Ingredients:

8 oz Baby Bella mushrooms sliced

1/4 cup green bell peppers diced

1 cup cherry tomatoes halved

1 yellow onion chopped

1/2 zucchini diced

4 cloves garlic chopped

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 tablespoons Chinese Five Spice

Sea salt

Black pepper

Vegetable oil

*cilantro for garnish

For Perfect Quinoa:

Equipment: Rice cooker

1 cup quinoa

2 cups water

Vegetable oil

Grease the bottom of rice cooker pot. This will make sure the quinoa does not stick to the bottom. Set it and forget it. Once it’s ready put it off to the side because you will stir fry it later.

On medium heat, begin to saute the garlic, onions, bell peppers, zucchini and tomatoes in vegetable oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Once the onions have started to brown add in mushrooms, soy sauce, five spice and sesame oil. Continue to toss for a couple of more minutes.

Lastly combine all the quinoa you made in the rice cooker with the vegetables. It will absorb the fluids so add a little more vegetable oil to stir fry it into your dish. Sprinkle a little more salt and pepper to taste.

This was prepacked for my lunch. I added cilantro as a garnish and a side of avocado.

April 22, 2019 0

Tuna and Chickpea Salad

Ingredients:

3 cans chickpeas drained

4 cans tuna drained

2 tomatoes diced

1 cucumber diced

1 onion thin sliced

2 limes juice

1 cup cilantro chopped

3 cloves garlic chopped

*1 serrano pepper finely chopped for spice

2 tablespoons black pepper

2 avocados diced

2 tablespoons sea salt

2 tablespoons oregano

3 tablespoons Harissa Spice blend

2 tablespoons McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning

1/2 cup olive oil

*Add Boiled Eggs for more protein*

Toss everything but the avocado. Once the the salad is mixed well then toss the avocado in last.

This makes a large batch for a family of four. Happy Sabbath!

December 29, 2018 0

Smoked Salmon Omelette

Ingredients:

3 eggs

Smoked salmon sliced

Fresh dill chopped

Coleslaw blend veggie pack

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

Garlic powder

Black pepper

Mexican shredded cheese blend

Olive oil

Beat three eggs in a small bowl. Sprinkle black pepper and add chopped garlic.

On medium heat, lightly coat bottom of frying pan in olive oil. Pour in egg mixture. Let the eggs solidify. On one side lay salmon. Sprinkle dill, veggie mixture, garlic powder, a little cheese and a little pepper. Gently flip the other half of egg over top. Press down very gently so cheese bonds it in place. Let the omelette brown. Then serve.

November 2, 2018 0