Zesty Beef And Rice Food

SPICY BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons rice wine in a medium bowl; add the beef, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Mix the remaining 1 tablespoon rice wine, the oyster sauce and sesame oil in a large bowl; set the bowl near the stove.
• Heat a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Add 3 tablespoons peanut oil, then the ginger, garlic and chiles; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beef and cook, stirring or shaking the skillet occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the beef with a slotted spoon to the sauce mixture and toss.
• If the pan is dry, add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, then add the onion and stir-fry until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add the bok choy and sugar; stir-fry until just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the beef and any juices to the pan and stir to combine. Serve over the rice.

SPANISH STYLE BEEF AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat beef stock, water and butter to a full boil. Add rice, reduce heat and cover pot. Cook 20
• minutes, until tender and liquids are absorbed.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and beef and season with salt and pepper. Brown meat, 2 or 3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, Worcestershire. Cook together 5 to 7 minutes, until veggies are just tender. Add tomato sauce, cloves, cumin and parsley. Bring mixture up to a bubble and reduce heat to low.
• Combine cooked rice with meat mixture and serve with Spicy Chopped Salad wit and Taco Dressing, recipe follows. Reserve 1/2 of the beef and rice and freeze for stuffed peppers for another meal. Recipe follows.
• * Please note: You can also choose to make the stuffed peppers in their entirety, then freeze and microwave when ready to serve for 12 to 15 minutes on high. Reheat with loose plastic over the dish to keep the peppers from splattering. If you do not have a carousel microwave, rotate peppers once during the reheating of your peppers.
• Stuffed Peppers with Beef, Rice, Spinach and Cheese
• Preheat a griddle or grill pan. Seed chile peppers. Drizzle peppers with a little oil and grill over medium high to high heat 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until tender. Transfer peppers to a broiler pan or baking sheet, hollow side up.
• Place a small skillet on the stove top and add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, olive oil and a crushed clove of garlic. Heat over medium flame and add spinach in bunches until it is all wilted and is giving off liquid. Season greens with salt and pepper. Remove spinach and drain. Set aside.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• Defrost beef and rice in microwave oven. Combine 1/2 cup broth and defrosted rice in the skillet you cooked the spinach in and reheat over medium flame. Add 1 cup tomato sauce and heat through.
• Pile spinach and hot beef and tomato rice into peppers, mounding them up in the center of each pepper. Top liberally with grated cheese and melt cheese under broiler 3 to 5 minutes, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• Spicy Chopped Salad with Tortillas
• Combine salad ingredients in a bowl, toss with tortilla chip pieces. In a second bowl, combine taco sauce, lime juice, cilantro or parsley. Whisk in olive oil in a slow stream until dressing is combined. Toss salad with dressing to combine and coat ingredients evenly, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: none
• Ease of preparation: easy

SPICY THAI BEEF & RICE

Steps:

• Heat large frying pan over high heat. Add beef; stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes or until browned. Add onion, garlic and crushed red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute longer. Mix in carrots, rice, 1 1/2 cups water and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Mix in mint and coriander. Remove from heat. Let stand covered 10 minutes before serving.

KOREAN BEEF AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, oil and seasonings., Stir sauce into beef; heat through. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with green onions. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

ZESTY MEATBALLS AND RICE

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients just until blended; shape into 16 meatballs.
• Cook in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 8 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 1 min. Cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork before serving.

JAPANESE BEEF AND RICE BOWL (GYUDON)

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1/8 inch thick slices.
• Cut slices into strips about 1 inch wide and 2 or 3 inches long.
• Cut green onions crosswise into 1 inch lengths.
• Reserve.
• Wash rice with cold water.
• Cook rice with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 3/4 cups of water.
• About 10 minutes before serving, heat remaining 1/4 cup water, the mirin and soy sauce to boiling over medium high heat.
• Add beef and boil until beef reaches desired doneness.
• Add green onions and boil 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide rice among 4 individual serving bowls.
• Place equal amounts of beef and onions over rice in each bowl.
• Ladle equal amounts of cooking liquid into each bowl.
• Serve immediately.
• Note: I sometimes add a litte ginger, garlic, pea pods, green beans (cooked), bamboo shoots or water chestnuts to the mix.

ZESTY BEEF AND COLE SLAW SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic and ground beef in a separate pan till beef is no longer pink.
• Drain fat.
• Add all to crock pot.
• Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.

THAI BEEF WITH CHILES AND BASIL OVER COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine rice, coconut milk, 3/4 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, cover, and cookuntil rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• When rice is almost done, combinefish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar in asmall bowl; set aside. Heat a cast-ironskillet or wok over high. Add oil andheat; add garlic and half the chiles. Cook,stirring constantly, 15 seconds. Addbeef and cook, breaking up meat witha wooden spoon, until completelybrowned, about 4 minutes. Add soymixture and cook 30 seconds. Addbasil and remaining chiles and stir tocombine. Serve beef over coconutrice with lime wedges.

ZESTY CHICKEN AND RICE SKILLET RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook 1/4 cup dressing and mustard in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in chicken; cook 6 min. or until done, stirring occasionally.
• Dissolve bouillon cube in water; stir into skillet with remaining dressing and peppers; cover. Simmer 2 min. Stir in rice; simmer, covered, 5 min. or until rice and peppers are tender.
• Remove skillet from heat. Let stand 5 min. or until liquid is absorbed.