ATK Challenge: Steak Teriyaki (p. 108)

Fletch and I headed out to Hollin Farms today with some friends to do some fruit and veggie picking. I was excited because they had a lot of things for picking that I really like to eat. Fletch helped me pick a giant green zucchini.

Then he decided to throw it on the ground! Grrrrr, toddlers, I tell ya!

Good thing he's so dang cute. We came home with the one giant zucchini, a few summer squash, a pint of blackberries and raspberries, string beans and half a peck of peaches. I only paid $10 bucks! (Mental note: Next time bring bug spray!)

I decided on the Teriyaki Beef tonight. At the bottom is a small recipe suggestion for Sesame Snap Peas. I decided to use my string beans in place of snap peas and they turned out delish! They paired very well with the teriyaki beef.

The recipe was easy. You make your own teriyaki sauce with this recipe. It was the best teriyaki sauce I have ever had. I mean from a jar or a restaurant. It was that good. I am really loving all these sauce recipes in this cookbook.

The steaks were just cooked in a pan with a little oil for about 5 minutes per side. Then you cook the teriyaki sauce until it thickens and pour it on top of the steak. The steaks came out a true medium this way, so you'd probably want to cook it longer if you're not down with some reddish-pink in your steak.

The hubbster really liked the green beans. First I browned them in a little bit of oil for a few minutes, then threw in a third a cup of water and some salt and cooked them covered until they got bright green and tender. I took the lid off to let the water evaporate. Then I added the soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, oil and garlic mixture to the pan and then stirred it together after about 30 seconds. Then I tossed it with a couple of teaspoons of toasted sesame seeds and some sesame oil. (All according to the "Simple Side" recipe) These suckers were good! I really like sesame oil. I think you could use this recipe with thin asparagus as well.

RATINGS:

Flavor:    ★★★★★
Easiness: ★★★★
Time Spent: 30 minutes
Repeat Dish: DUH!

Hubby's Comments: "These green beans are awesome!" "You know I love sauce"