Beef Pad Thai.. but better!

Pad Thai is a friend's favourite meal ever, without exception... I cooked her this healthier version and for a someone who is a self confessed 'grain junkie', she didn't miss the noodles or the peanut butter. I know I keep saying this, but this really is the tastiest dinner I've had lately (til I cook dinner tonight I'm sure...)

For the sauce: 

• 1 tbsp almond butter
• 2 tbsp coconut milk
• juice of 1/2 a lime
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

Mix all the ingredients together & set aside. 

For the 'noodles':

• 1 carrot 
• 1/2 courgette

Using a wide vegetable peeler, scrape large noodle-like pieces of each vegetable. 

Place in a heat proof dish, drizzle with melted coconut oil, season with sea salt and place in preheated oven (170d fan) for 15 minutes. 

Next prep your meat: 

• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
• 150g steak, sliced 
• 50g sliced mushrooms

Start by frying onion, garlic & ginger together in coconut oil over a high heat. 

Once softened & almost cooked, add steak pieces seasoned with salt & pepper along with sliced mushrooms.

Next add in sauce, and cooked vegetable 'noodles'. 

Toss until well coated.

Cook for a further 5 minutes until warmed through. 

This is another super quick meal, that is really simple to put together.... Let me know what you think on the GLBTK Facebook page :) 

Beef Stroganoff

You know those dinners that taste so good, you're dancing between thinking "I'm really glad I didn't cook more of that, because I'd eat it all right now" and "Why didn't I cook enough for leftovers??" This is one of those meals... it's unbelievably simple to make & is absolutely gorgeous...

Steak, onions & mushrooms in a creamy sauce... how could anyone not like that?!

• 150g steak, cut into strips
• 1 piece of streaky bacon
• 125g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 150ml full fat coconut milk
• 100ml homemade vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp Greek Yoghurt (or coconut cream if you want to keep it dairy free)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp fresh parsley
• sea salt & pepper

Season steak with salt and pepper. 

Add chopped bacon to a pan, and cook to render the fat. (You could use coconut oil instead and leave out the bacon, but I love the flavour). 

Add the steak and cook for 4-5 minutes until browned. Remove meat from pan & set aside. 

Next, place the mushrooms,onions & garlic in the same pan & cook in the juices from the meat.

Once this is almost cooked, add coconut milk & stock. Increase the temperature and allow to boil to reduce & thicken the sauce. 

Lower the heat to a gentle simmer & add the cooked meat, Greek yoghurt, paprika & parsley. Simmer for a further 8 minutes until thickened & everything is cooked through. (Don't boil or the Greek yoghurt will separate.

Serve with steamed vegetables, vegetable mash or cauliflower rice... or just serve on it's own for a delicious warming meal...