Yesterday, my husband and I (re)committed ourselves to healthier eating and regular gym time. It's sad when the clothes I bought just months ago are already tight and ill-fitting. Quite sad, indeed. So, here we go!
My healthy eating is probably different from others--I believe in whole foods as much as possible, and not using "fake" ingredients, i.e. Splenda or other artificial sweeteners, margarine, etc. I also eat beef. My cholesterol is fine, so I take the risk! I'm too much of an old-fashioned Oklahoma girl to not eat a steak now and then.
Tonight's steak is a nice petite sirloin, marinated and grilled, served with grilled veggies and yummy, healthy brown rice. I like to marinade the meat for awhile, if I can, to make sure it's very tender. I also like to cook it fairly high to insure a good caramelized crust on the steak.
Lime-cumin-garlic steak kabobs with zucchini and red onion over brown rice:
Enough sirloin steak to feed 2 people plus leftovers, cubed
juice from 3 limes
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp (to taste) of cumin
1 TBSP olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix marinade ingredients together and pour over meat in a container. Marinade for 1 hour or longer, if possible.
2 zucchini, sliced
Salt, pepper, and olive oil to coat
Now, here's the part I have a problem with--I have no grill!!! So, I improvise. I have a big electric skillet, and for the most part, my long kabob skewers fit on it. So I will only show you the finished product, because yeah, it's not so pretty for the cooking for me.
I like to keep my meat and veg skewers separate. In the meantime, boil up enough brown rice for two people.Basically, you just cook to medium-rare, and until the veggies are crisp-tender, with some good browning. Optional: If you want to make extra marinade, you certainly can and reduce it down to make a yummy sauce!