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So I have the best Wednesday dinner.
And also, possibly the best hangover cure for any of you that celebrated Mardi Gras yesterday, and had well… a lot of fun.
Yeah, this is the dinner for that. But really, when isn’t Chinese the dinner that cures all? It pretty much never fails.
And by the time Wednesday rolls around I am pretty sure we all need a meal that never fails and is ready in under an hour (actually it takes just about thirty minutes – yeah!).
But I feel that by the time Wednesday rolls around the excitement for the weekend starts to build.
We have hit hump day.
Thursday is practically here.
Which means only just a little bit longer until Friday.
Which means we can maybe, possibly, ditch work by four and be ready for the weekend by five.
Which then means it’s party time…um or couch time?!
At least that’s how I see it.
So yeah, Wednesday is a good day dontcha think?
I am particular fond of THIS Wednesday because I get to give you this recipe for orange beef. And, because the Chinese New Year is tomorrow. And yes, I will be talking more Chinese tomorrow too. Well, I will not actually be talking in Chinese because I am not that talented, but I have got more Chinese food on the way.
But let’s just start with this Orange Teriyaki Beef with Pineapple Edamame Fried Rice…
I paired the beef with a kind of tropical fried rice because, as you will come to see, I am feeling extra tropical lately. Plus, pineapples were on sale, ten for ten dollars, at my grocery store the other week and yeah, you know… I bought ten!!
I know I didn’t actually have to buy ten to get them for a dollar each, but I wanted ten. They where beautiful and I could not resist. It’s safe to say I have been eating my weight in pineapples lately. And also? I love that tropical fruits like pineapples and mangos are in season during the winter. They keep me happy. I know I buy them year-round, but they are surely best right now.
Love them.
Double also, I know that just this past Monday I told you that I am still loving the snow, but then it snowed all day and I was freezing. I will not lie, I still love the snow, but I am now finding myself dreaming of tropical places.
You knew it would happen. But hey, I am still liking the snow…just also thinking Hawaii sounds kind of nice too (but then again when doesn’t Hawaii sound nice?!?).
And now I am daydreaming when I should be talking about your dinner.
Sorry, back on track.
The meal? It’s kind of perfect. Quick, easy, healthy, so flavorful and full of my favorite thing. Citrus!! Well, among one of my favorite things. It seems I have a lot of favorite things lately.
So I mean, there is not really much else to say. It’s a pretty straight forward and simple recipe. You may even have a lot of the ingredients in your pantry right now. Ya whoooo!! The flavor is so delicious. It’s sweet and tangy with just a little spice added and the textures are spot on. Plus, you get to top this dinner with fresh orange flavors. It’s so good and kind of pretty too, which I love.
Orange Teriyaki Beef with Pineapple Edamame Fried Rice.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 1026 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak sliced into bite size strips
- 2 tablespoons sesame or peanut oil
- 1 cup orange juice preferably freshly squeezed
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice wine
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger freshly grated
- 2 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 8 ounces button mushrooms sliced
- 2 cups small broccoli florets
- clementines or tangerines for serving
- sesame seeds for topping
Pineapple Edamame Fried Rice
- 3 cups leftover rice or fresh
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple diced
- 1 cup shelled edamame
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 green onions chopped
Instructions
- To make the rice, heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons sesame oil, the pineapple, shelled edamame and cashews. Cook until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and place on a plate. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the rice, cook 5 minutes or until the rice is toasted. Stir in the pineapple, edamame and cashews. Add the soy sauce and green onions, toss well. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
- To make the beef, in a square baking dish or gallon size ziplock bag, combine the orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine, ginger, garlic and honey. Add the sliced beef and allow it to sit in the marinade for 10-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the corn starch with 1/4 cup cold water.
- Heat a large skillet or wok over medium high heat, add a drizzle of oil. Remove the beef from the marinade (do not throw the marinade away). Add the beef in batches to the hot skillet and sear until just browned and cooked through, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the skillet and repeat with any remaining beef. Once all the beef has been cooked, add a little oil if needed and then add the mushrooms + broccoli. Cook for about 5 minutes or until just tender. Pour the reserved marinade and the Chinese five spice, in with the veggies and bring to a boil, whisk in the cornstarch mixture until smooth. Reduce the heat to medium and add the beef. Simmer until the sauce has thickened and coats the beef, about 4-5 minutes.
- Serve the beef over the fried rice. Top with orange segments, sesame seeds and fresh basil.
SOooo let’s make this dinner tonight. Yes, let’s!
This looks absolutely fantastic!
SO much color—it’s beautiful!
I’m a long-time follower of your deliciously unique way of combining flavors. I already had a pot of bolognese cooking on the stove for tonight by the time I read this, but have taken beef out of the freezer and can’t wait to try this tomorrow!
This reminds me of winter and spring all at the same time, the perfect dish for this time of year!!
Ooohh, that Pineapple Edamame Fried Rice looks really interesting!
Adding citrus to any dish always makes it taste so fresh and clean. Add some pineapple and edamame and this recipe sounds like it’d be killer healthy and flavorful! Yummmm
This looks so fresh and delicious! Definitely going to give it a try 🙂
Thoughts on doing this with chicken instead of beef?? Looks fantastic I don’t have any beef on hand.
I’ve loved all the seasonal citrus recipes you’ve been posting lately! And I love pineapple fried rice and edamame (which I’ve never thought to combine before) 🙂
Today being Ash Wednesday means no beef for me, but you can be sure I will be making this rather soon as all I need is the beef, I have everything else ready to go!~
This looks delicious Tieghan!! Love the citrus going on here!
I could eat tropical fruits year around too! They just never cease to amaze me with how much they are like candy. Ad when they are in this fried rice? Sign me up!
I am so behind the times here, I totally did NOT know tomorrow was Chinese New Year! However, I will take any reason to eat this gorgeous bowl of fried rice-u-lar goodness!! I am loving the pineapple/orange/edamame combo! Pinned!
Love those photos of the oranges; so pretty!
This meal sounds delicious! Fried rice is so good!! 🙂
My wife and I appreciate all your awesome beef recipes ~ so many food blogs (and it seems like women in particular, not my wife, ha) tend to avoid beef. And we love it!! This citrus spin you put on it looks better than my Kan Jam spin in gym class (gym teacher here at your service) and that’s saying a lot!
Tieghan, you are so funny. We had our first day of snow on Monday, and it was fun — we build a snowman, a snow slide, played outside for 4 hours.. But then on Tuesday they cancelled schools again…and I was tired of snow and ready for school to start on Monday afternoon 🙂
we bought a pineapple on Saturday too, and I wish we bought more (not 10, but maybe 2? 🙂 They are very tasty right now, and I want to make this tropical rice to remind us of summer! I am putting it on my list to do!
This will have to wait since today is Ash Wednesday but it’s certainly something I would like to try.
Snowing here so I’m looking forward to tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich for supper.