Skillet Beef Steak With Vegetables & Rice
"This skillet meal will give your family lots of nutrition and flavor, and just one pan to clean up! Tender sliced beef sauteed with fresh snow peas, carrots and mushrooms makes for an uncomplicated, yet tummy-pleasing, mid-week meal for you and the family. Added bonus -- The leftovers taste even better the next day!"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb top-round beef
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MARINADE
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1⁄4 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
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OTHER INGREDIENTS
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups fresh snow pea pods, ends snapped off and strings removed
- 1 cup fresh carrot, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup fresh white button mushrooms, halved
- kosher salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 1⁄2 cups beef broth
- 2 cups instant rice, uncooked
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup green onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
directions
- Begin by cutting the beef steak into strips, 3-inch long and 1/2-inch wide.
- Place the beef strips into a glass bowl with the marinade ingredients, turn the meat to coat. Allow to marinate for several hours.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a wide, heavy-bottom skillet. Once the oil is hot add the snow peas, carrots, and mushrooms. Cook over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes; tossing.
- Remove vegetables from skillet with a slotted spoon; reserve.
- Next, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the same skillet used to cook the vegetables. Remove the beef strips from the marinade; discard leftover marinade. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
- Add the beef strips to the skillet and cook over very high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often. Remove from skillet.
- Add broth to the same skillet, bring to a boil. Stir in the rice. Place the beef strips in the rice, cover tightly and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Add the vegetables, coriander, green onions and tomatoes to the beef and rice. Cover and simmer an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
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It was at my Italian grandmother's apron strings, in the "Patterson, New Jersey region" of Italy, that I learned the secrets of creating real home style Italian dishes, and where my passion for food and my culture were nurtured.
Always kept neat as a pin, grandma's kitchen was the centerpiece of our social settings and the focal point of our lives together as a family. Yes, it was the heart of her home. There, friends and family exchanged news, grandchildren stood on stools over the counter and grated chunks of Romano and Parmesan cheese to be served with dinner, and under the watchful eye of grandma the women (young and old) planned and prepared mouthwatering menus that reflected the marvelous flavors and textures of Italian cooking.
On any given day tantalizing aromas would build and escape through her kitchen window, dance about the balcony and drift down onto the street; where men chatting on the corner of Putnum Street would stop in their tracks to inhale the mouth-watering fragrance. So many sumptuous meals were prepared in that modest, yet functional, kitchen.
If I close my eyes and think of Grandma's cooking, I can vividly recall some of those fragrant food memories: tomato sauce with meatballs and sausages simmering on the stove top; onions, peppers and garlic roasting in a fragrant pool of olive oil, Neapolitan pizza with vine-ripened tomatoes (from grandpa's garden), fresh garlic, basil, Parmesan and anchovies bubbling in the oven; Italian bread smothered with creamy butter, minced garlic, and fresh parsley toasting under the broiler ... "Yummmmm - Heaven in your mouth!"
Among the many recipes that I've collected over the years, are those that I hold especially near and dear. They are tattered, faded pieces of paper that provide a glimpse into my past -- Family recipes passed down from mother to daughter, granddaughter to great-granddaughter. Generations of my family's heritage are captured in grandma's recipes for flavorful soups (Minestrone, Pea, Ruccola); hearty meat, poultry and fish dishes (braciole, pot roast, chicken casseroles, seafood stews); fresh vegetable entrees and salads, and those baked goodies that bring a happy ending to every meal (Ricotta pies, Struffoli, Cenci, Pine Nut cookies). Whenever I am 'hungry' for "the good old days" or I want to soothe my soul after a tiring day, these are the comfort-recipes to which I turn.
I once heard it said: "What distinguishes great cooks from good cooks is that great cooks love to cook. Every meal is an opportunity to express that love." A credo that I am certain grandma lived by -- I believe that she prepared her meals to fill her family and friends with love. I am proud of grandma's spirit of "abbondanza" (an abundant table). Indeed, no one ever left grandma's table hungry.
I'd like to share with you some of the foods from my beloved grandmother's kitchen. Enjoy and make these Italian classic favorites in your own family's kitchen.
Buon appetito!
