Ginger Beef and Bok Choy Stir Fry

Delicious and flavorful dishes do not have to be complex or expensive, and this is a perfect example of a quick and cheap yet scrumptious and filling meal. I kept thinking that I was forgetting something when I went to dish it up, that's how minimal the work is! It took me more time to eat my dinner than it did to make it, and that's a sure sign of a successful meal in my books.


Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil  (can substitute canola)
• 1 lb beef (chuck steak cut into strips, most grocery stores will sell the strips all prepped for you)
• 8-10 baby bok choy, quartered lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds, sriracha

Directions:

1.  Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil the the hot pan, then add in the beef. Cook the beef for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally to brown all over. 
2. Add the baby bok choy, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce. Cook until bok choy is tender, about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds then serve it up! I drizzled sriracha on my bowl of beef and baby bok choy for some heat.

Seared Ahi Tuna

The BF and I love fresh tuna - we rarely leave a sushi restaurant without ordering some sort of tuna dish. Basically if we see it on the menu it's going in our bellies. Before now, I'd never tried to make any sort of tuna dish at home because A) I'm lazy, and B) I never noticed it for sale where I shop.

The other day I saw fat steaks of Ahi at my grocery store, and I knew I had to try to make some sort of tuna dish for dinner. I decided to make a simple seared Ahi tuna as an appetizer, and I can't wait to make this again and again because it was delicious and incredibly easy to make. I love when that's the case.

Ingredients:

• 1 Ahi tuna steak
• 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil

 Directions:

1. Whisk the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a small bowl. Place the tuna in a bowl or dish and pour the marinade on top. Cover with plastic wrap and let the fish marinate in the fridge for up to one hour.
2. Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon each oil and butter to the pan and place the steak in the pan. Let it cook untouched for 3 minutes. Flip the tuna and sear an additional 3 minutes.
3. Remove the tuna from the pan onto a cutting board. Slice thinly into strips, then serve with soy sauce to dip the fish in.