It's been quite a while since I last cooked so it felt really great to be back in the kitchen. Hot, because it is now the beginning of summer, but great. Of course I wouldn't go anywhere else to find a meal to get back into cooking than the Skinnytaste website. Tonight's meal was quick to make and really only took three ingredients. The original recipe can be found here.
Review: As I said, this meal was quick and easy to make. It essentially included three ingredients and took about 45 minutes to an hour. The longest part was actually just slicing the steak and cutting the onion and tomatoes. The actual cooking time was about 10 to 15 minutes. If you like tacos you'll like this meal. What really gives it its flavor is the cumin. Without it, the meal might be a little bland and boring, but the cumin gives it that Latin taste that gives the meal some pop. The onions and tomatoes also added a bit of flavor but they also were not overpowering. It basically was just a meat meal, which I don't mind. While it is more of a "Hispanic" meal, you could add some steamed broccoli and it could easily become a "Chinese" meal. In fact, the next time I make it I think I'll do that. Not only to give it a different flavor profile but also to just add a little more to the plate for a more filling meal. Still, on its own it was quite good and I served it with brown rice to make it a little heartier. Oh and I also added more salt, pepper and cumin once I poured in the meat. The recipe just says to put in those ingredients after putting in the tomatoes, but I added them again when I poured the meat back in the pan. I did it to give the whole meal a little more flavor instead of just the tomatoes and onions.
Recipe:
- 1 1/2 pounds grass fed sirloin tip steak, sliced very thin (any sirloin steak is fine)
- salt to taste
- garlic powder to taste
- cumin to taste
- 4 tsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, sliced thin or chopped
- 1 very large tomato or 2 medium tomatoes, sliced thin or chopped
Season the steak with salt and garlic powder. Heat a large frying pan until it is VERY HOT. Add 2 tsp of oil then half of the steak and cook less than a minute on each side (I actually cooked the meat a little longer until brown because I prefer my beef medium well). Set the steak aside, add another teaspoon of oil and cook the remaining steak. Set aside. Reduce the heat to medium and add another teaspoon of oil and then add the onions. Cook a few minutes and then add the tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper and cumin and reduce the heat to medium-low. Add about 1/4 cup of water and simmer a few minutes to create a sauce. Add more water if needed and taste to adjust the seasoning as needed. Return the steak to the pan along with the drippings, combine well and remove from heat. Serve over rice or for a low carb option with a sunny-side up egg on top.
