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Ginger Orange Beef Stew
This dish is inspired by Chef MIchael Smith's Orange Ginger Beef recipe. Check his out, and see how mine compares to the original! The next time I make this I may add a minced red chile pepper to increase the heat level. Fragrant basmati rice is an excellent accompaniment to this dish.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
- About 1 to 1-1/2 pounds of blade steak (mine was organic Canadian beef)
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- 3- inch knob of ginger, scrubbed and sliced about 1/8-inch thick
- 2 carrots, sliced about 1/2-inch thick
- Bunch of scallions (green onions), sliced (divide the green and white parts)
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 2 navel oranges (about 1/2 cup)
- 1-1/2 cups beef broth, low sodium
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- Small bunch cilantro chopped
- 4 to 6 ounces baby spinach (often the size of one bag)
How To Make This Recipe
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Heat the coconut oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat, then quickly brown the steak on both sides. Set the meat aside, and add the onion, ginger, carrots and the white part of the scallions to the pot. Turn the heat to medium, and stir until all the caramelized bits (excuse me, the fond) have released from the bottom of the pan.
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Add the orange zest, juice, broth, Chinese five spice, pepper, salt, honey and soya sauce. Give everything a good stir, then return the beef to the pot. Cover, bring to a boil, then turn the heat to simmer and cook for about an hour. The beef will be falling-apart tender when it's done. At this point, you could remove the meat, cut it into pieces and return it to the pot; otherwise leave it as is. Sprinkle the green parts of the scallions, cilantro and spinach over the stew. Cover and let them wilt. Then immerse the greens into the stew and serve.