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]]> It’s been fun experimenting with Asian cooking lately.
I have been intimidated by it for so long, yet it is one of our favorite foods so I would so love to be able to eat it more often without feeling guilty about getting take out all the time.

Mongolian Beef

I recently found this recipe on Joelen’s Culinary Adventures. This blog is full of good stuff, there is so much to read and look through, I just love it!!

Joelen’s Mongolian Beef recipe is so easy to make…I had a lean sirloin steak in the freezer and sliced it up very thin. I served it with stir fried broccoli and snap peas and brown rice. This meal was perfect for a weeknight and made plenty for leftovers for lunch the next day.

Mongolian Beef

Mongolian Beef

Ingredients:

  • 2 bunches green onion, cut in 1 inch pieces
  • 1 lb lean beef, sliced thin
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce

Directions:

  1. Season sliced beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
  2. Sprinkle cornstarch over beef and toss to coat. Set aside.
  3. In hot pan saute garlic and onion in cooking oil until softened.
  4. Add meat and brown.
  5. Add oyster sauce and soy sauce; stir to coat.
  6. Just before serving, add green onions and toss.

Recipe from Joelen's Culinary Adventures

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Mongolian Beef

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]]> https://aggieskitchen.com/mongolian-beef/feed/ 19 Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce https://aggieskitchen.com/seared-sesame-tuna-with-orange-sauce/ https://aggieskitchen.com/seared-sesame-tuna-with-orange-sauce/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:09:00 +0000 http://aggieskitchen.com/?p=93 Is anyone starting to get that rushed feeling that you get right before the holidays? We are leaving for a pre-Thanksgiving vacation this weekend and I’ve been a busy bee trying to get everyone packed up and ready for the trip. Now, most of you know I’m a Florida girl (I was born in NY, […]

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]]> Is anyone starting to get that rushed feeling that you get right before the holidays? We are leaving for a pre-Thanksgiving vacation this weekend and I’ve been a busy bee trying to get everyone packed up and ready for the trip. Now, most of you know I’m a Florida girl (I was born in NY, but have lived in sunny warm FL for 22 years of my life!), so a trip into the Smokey Mountains is becoming a little overwhelming for me. I’m just not used to being in the cold. I don’t know how to dress for the cold, never mind get my little ones prepared as well. But with the help of my more “travelled” friends out there, I think I am finally ready. I really feel for those that live up north…it’s a lot of work to live in the cold! I guess I just like to be barefoot way too much to move anywhere that I have to worry about wearing boots or socks all the time! 🙂

No but really, I am so excited to take this trip. I have never been to Tennessee…haven’t seen many mountains in my life…and I am so looking forward to seeing some snow! Even more excited for my kids!

Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce

This meal has nothing to do with Tennesse or vacations or anything I just talked about. It’s just a really good meal that I made recently for my husband and I. I am trying to incorporate more fish into our regular diet and when searching for recipes using tuna (frozen and on sale!) this Cooking Light recipe caught my eye. It was delicious!

I made it more kid friendly by subbing chicken breast tenders for the fish and cooked them the same way. So the kiddies ate Sesame Chicken Tenders while we enjoyed our Sesame Tuna.

Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce(Here are the chicken tenders version…)

You may prefer the tuna a little more rare, or not. It went great with whole wheat couscous and spinach and roasted broccoli tossed in a little sesame oil and chopped garlic.

Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce

Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 2/3 cup uncooked couscous
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 (6-ounce) Bluefin tuna steaks (about 3/4 inch thick)
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon bottled minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions:

  1. Bring 1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. (I added chopped fresh spinach to the couscous and let sit covered.)
  2. While the couscous stands, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Combine the sesame seeds, flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Dredge both sides of tuna steaks in the sesame seed mixture. Add the fish to pan, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove the fish from pan, and keep warm.
  3. While the fish cooks, combine the orange juice and the next 5 ingredients (orange juice through garlic) in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan, and cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened, stirring frequently. Serve the fish with the couscous and sauce.

Recipe from Cooking Light

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