2012 First Recipe of the Year!
Hello Friends and Family of Nanette's Table and Luscious Blog!
We are so excited to start to share New recipes for the New Year........I had the opportunity to experience a lot of very delicious Asian cuisine over the Holidays. I ate at some amazing authentic Asian Restaurants in Florida.
One really special experience I had was at a Pho, Vietnamese Restaurant. They had the largest bowls of PHO...which is a clear broth bowl full of rice noodles and your choices of vegetables and proteins. This was MORE than I could ever eat, but, it was so delicious and fun to eat. I chose the seafood selections of shrimps, squid, and fish. My husband chose the rare steak and the cooked flank steak with vegetables and rice noodles in beef broth. Our noses were running and eyes were weeping from all the steam. We felt so satisfied and healthy after the meal because we knew our noodles were rice noodles which are better for you than white flour style noodles. We also knew we had lean proteins and lots of vegetables.
I decided to design a recipe for all of you as a New Years Start to Clean living and eating! This recipe has delicious flavors and lean proteins paired beautifully and flavor fully with healthy vegetables! You will not miss anything because we add so much flavor with the right ingredients and herbs. That is the key to Clean Eating! Seasoning correctly so you do not miss the fats! ENJOY!
Asian Flank Steak and Broccolini with Spicy Sesame Sauce:
Ingredients:
2 bunches broccolini
2 T. white sesame seeds plus1 T. black sesame seeds
1 T. toasted sesame oil
1t. crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
2 T. olive oil
2 T. rice wine vinegar
3 t. minced fresh garlic plus 1 t. minced ginger
2 T. soy sauce
1 T. brown sugar
freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt to taste
Boil a medium stock pot of salted water. While waiting for the pot to boil combine all the other ingredients into a blender and mix. This is your dressing to put onto the broccolini when you serve. Save at room temperature.
When water is boiling, put broccolini into the pot and cook until crisp and tender...about 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl of ice water to stop cooking immediately. Drain the broccolini and add to a large bowl, pour sauce over and toss. Top with extra black and white sesame seeds for color!
Set aside to top over steak.**
Steak marinade:
Marinate the steaks for at least 2 hours as below:
1 lb. flank steak salted and peppered to taste on both sides marinated in 1/2 c. soy sauce, 2 T. chopped green onions, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1T. minced ginger, 1 t. toasted sesame sauce, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1 T. rice wine vinegar, 1 T. oyster sauce.
* After marinating, grill in grill pan or on grill on each side for 2 to 3 minutes for medium rare to rare...this depends on size of steak, but, for 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. I would grill on each side for 3 minutes and then let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Grill longer for a medium result or well done result. But, remember to let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Slice steak into portions of your choice and top with the dressed broccolini. ENJOY without guilt!
** Flank steak is a most lean of the steak options. It is best cooked quickly as in grilling and cut on a bias of the grain of the meat. It is best to let this cut of meat to rest after cooking for 5 minutes to allow the juices to render and to continue to moisten the meats core.
** Broccolini is a cross between a broccoli and a Chinese kale! So good for you in many ways! Do not over cook! It is most healthy and tasty cooked as described above and or to a rare, crunchy texture!
Happy New Year to recipe number 1 of 2012! :))
We are so excited to start to share New recipes for the New Year........I had the opportunity to experience a lot of very delicious Asian cuisine over the Holidays. I ate at some amazing authentic Asian Restaurants in Florida.
One really special experience I had was at a Pho, Vietnamese Restaurant. They had the largest bowls of PHO...which is a clear broth bowl full of rice noodles and your choices of vegetables and proteins. This was MORE than I could ever eat, but, it was so delicious and fun to eat. I chose the seafood selections of shrimps, squid, and fish. My husband chose the rare steak and the cooked flank steak with vegetables and rice noodles in beef broth. Our noses were running and eyes were weeping from all the steam. We felt so satisfied and healthy after the meal because we knew our noodles were rice noodles which are better for you than white flour style noodles. We also knew we had lean proteins and lots of vegetables.
I decided to design a recipe for all of you as a New Years Start to Clean living and eating! This recipe has delicious flavors and lean proteins paired beautifully and flavor fully with healthy vegetables! You will not miss anything because we add so much flavor with the right ingredients and herbs. That is the key to Clean Eating! Seasoning correctly so you do not miss the fats! ENJOY!
Asian Flank Steak and Broccolini with Spicy Sesame Sauce:
Ingredients:
2 bunches broccolini
2 T. white sesame seeds plus1 T. black sesame seeds
1 T. toasted sesame oil
1t. crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
2 T. olive oil
2 T. rice wine vinegar
3 t. minced fresh garlic plus 1 t. minced ginger
2 T. soy sauce
1 T. brown sugar
freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt to taste
Boil a medium stock pot of salted water. While waiting for the pot to boil combine all the other ingredients into a blender and mix. This is your dressing to put onto the broccolini when you serve. Save at room temperature.
When water is boiling, put broccolini into the pot and cook until crisp and tender...about 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl of ice water to stop cooking immediately. Drain the broccolini and add to a large bowl, pour sauce over and toss. Top with extra black and white sesame seeds for color!
Set aside to top over steak.**
Steak marinade:
Marinate the steaks for at least 2 hours as below:
1 lb. flank steak salted and peppered to taste on both sides marinated in 1/2 c. soy sauce, 2 T. chopped green onions, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1T. minced ginger, 1 t. toasted sesame sauce, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1 T. rice wine vinegar, 1 T. oyster sauce.
* After marinating, grill in grill pan or on grill on each side for 2 to 3 minutes for medium rare to rare...this depends on size of steak, but, for 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. I would grill on each side for 3 minutes and then let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Grill longer for a medium result or well done result. But, remember to let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Slice steak into portions of your choice and top with the dressed broccolini. ENJOY without guilt!
** Flank steak is a most lean of the steak options. It is best cooked quickly as in grilling and cut on a bias of the grain of the meat. It is best to let this cut of meat to rest after cooking for 5 minutes to allow the juices to render and to continue to moisten the meats core.
** Broccolini is a cross between a broccoli and a Chinese kale! So good for you in many ways! Do not over cook! It is most healthy and tasty cooked as described above and or to a rare, crunchy texture!
Happy New Year to recipe number 1 of 2012! :))
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