Recipe: Beef Bowl

Beef short ribs and cherry tomato salad, over rice

I truly enjoy a meal that I can get my rice, veg and meat all in one bowl. Everything is perfectly seasoned, and the flavours come together in unison, such that they all taste right being put together in the same bowl. All you need is rice, your favorite cut of meat, and your preferred choice of dietary fiber. 

Here's a recipe to replicate the bowl in the picture above. 

Steak and Rice (Serves 2)

Total Time: 1hr

Ingredients:

400g of ribeye or striploin (1.5 inch thick)

200g of cherry tomatoes (1 small box)

2 packs of prepared rice (pre-cooked, can be found in Cold Storage)

Wafu or Yuzu dressing (store-bought, for convenience)

Black pepper and salt

Wasabi (optional)

Steps:

1. Salt your steak, and set aside for 40min to dry brine. Dry brining allows the salt to work through the whole cut of meat, so the whole piece is tasty and seasoned through.

2. While the steak dry brines, wash and halve the cherry tomatoes. Use your hands, give the halved tomatoes a gentle squeeze. Lightly dress the tomatoes in the dressing, and mix it in with its own juice. Set aside. 

3. Liberally grind the black pepper over the steak. 

4. Set a non-stick frying pan on high heat, till smoking. Add a lug of canola oil (higher smoke point than olive oil), and gently place the steak in the pan. 

5. I flip the steak once, giving 3m 45s per side. Allow the steak to properly sear and brown on each side. 

6. After flipping, heat up the rice for 1m 30s in its pack with lid slightly open. Once done, transfer the hot rice to a bowl.

7. Remove the steak, rest for at least 7m,

8. Give the cherry tomatoes a good mix again, and scoop them over the rice. Leave about half the surface for the steak. Save the juices.

9. Slice the beef after has rested, slice it into thick slices (its more enjoyable this way!) Lay the slices of beef to fill up the other half of the bowl. 

10. Mix the juices from the beef with those from the tomatoes. Drizzle it over the top of both the beef and tomatoes, and crack some black pepper over them to finish. 

11. Serve warm, with wasabi on the side. 

You can substitute the beef with your favorite protein, and the tomatoes with your favorite veg. It's a simple bowl to put together, and definitely enjoyable.