Recipe: Garden Veggie & Ginger Beef Stir Fry

There is a myth out there that eating healthy or trying to lose weight means eating boring, flavorless foods, but nothing could be further from the truth! The best foods for your health are often some of the tastiest as well! This delicious, healthy stir fry packed with flavor and nutrients is a great example.

Lots of fresh veggies and tender grass-fed beef will make this a super healthy and delicious meal, without all the fat-promoting carbs. For even fewer carbs, omit the rice and serve over shredded cabbage instead, but a bit of brown rice now and then is fine for most diets. You can easily make this vegetarian as well; just use tempeh or firm tofu in place of the beef.

Garden Veggie And Ginger Beef Stir Fry
(Serves 4.)

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Ingredients:

1 tsp soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1-2 tsp minced fresh ginger (to taste)
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup avocado oil or coconut oil
8 oz lean grass-fed beef, sliced thin
1 cup carrot, cut into thin strips
1 bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
1 small onion, sliced into thin strips
2 cups broccoli, small florettes
8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
Cooked brown or wild rice, optional

Directions:

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and water, and mix together; set aside.
• Heat 1/2 the oil in wok or large frying pan, when hot add beef and stir, cooking quickly; remove beef.
• Put remaining oil in wok and add the carrots, cook for 1 minute, stirring, then add the remaining vegetables and cook, stirring often, until vegetables soften slightly.
• Pour in the soy sauce mixture you made earlier, stir, reduce heat, and cook for another minute until hot and bubbly and aromatic.
• Remove from heat, add beef back into the mixture, and stir.
• Serve over cooked brown rice or wild rice if desired.