Pineapple Beef Teriyaki and Lemon Sesame Broccoli

Hello!! Husband had duty again. Boo! He was put on mess duty for the next month, so on his duty days he gets to come home at night, but he doesn't get home until 8, so he eats on the boat since he gets home way past our son's dinner time. Because of that, we had another leftover day! I actually like leftover nights, it helps me clear out my fridge!

Lunch was another lentil burger, so nothing new for you there. For dinner, we had the leftover beef teriyaki and broccoli with sesame and lemon. It was very good when I first made it! I tend to change up my leftovers, though, just to break the monotony of eating the same thing I did a couple of days ago. My little man saw a Digorno commercial, so started yelling at me that he wanted a "peekey", as he says it, so I made him a pizza out of his leftover teriyaki and a tortilla! I just reheated mine, and tossed the teriyaki with a little hoisin and added some soy sauce and a dot of hoisin to the broccoli. It was really good like I made it the other day, I was just in the mood for a little bit of a change!

When making the teriyaki, you need;
This takes about 20 minutes to prep and cook

cooking spray
2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pound boneless chuck steak, cut into 1/8 inch slices (across the grain)
1 cup low-sodium teriyaki sauce, divided
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks with juice
1 1/2 cups frozen asian stir-fry vegetables
1/2 cup chopped green onions
cooked brown rice or whole wheat spaghetti
soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame seeds (white or black, your choice)
parmesan

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, spray with cooking spray and add one tablespoon sesame oil, garlic, and sliced steak. Saute until garlic is golden brown and meat is seared on both sides. Reduce heat to low and add teriyaki sauce, pineapple, and 1/4 cup reserved juice. Simmer 10 minutes. Add asian vegetables and green onions, and cook another 5 to 7 minutes.

Meanwhile, remove rice from pot, or drain pasta. Add the remaining tablespoon of sesame oil to the pot and heat over medium heat. Return the rice or pasta back to the pot and fry just a couple of minutes, and toss with remaining 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce and desired amount of soy sauce. Toss in sesame seeds. Divide the rice or pasta among 4 plates and top with a little freshly grated parmesan, if desired, and plate the teriyaki over that. Garnish with green onion tops, sliced thinly on the bias.

(When I reheated my leftovers, I didn't feel like cooking any more pasta, so I just left it out. I was feeling lazy! However, you should include a whole grain into this meal, and it is extra delicious with the pasta!)

This makes 4 servings

For the sesame lemon broccoli;
This takes about 10 minutes to prep and cook

2 pounds broccoli, stems removed, crowns cut into large florets
1 tablespoon gomashio (Japanese sesame seasoning)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, black or white

Place a steamer basket in a pot over an inch of water, and bring the water to a boil. Arrange broccoli into steamer, cover and steam, tossing once or twice, until just fork tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour water out of the pot, and add lemon juice and sesame oil to pan. Toss in broccoli to coat. Garnish with lemon zest and sesame seeds.

This serves 4 to 6

I mentioned that my son was aching for a pizza. What I did was preheat the overn to 350 degrees and nuke his leftover teriyaki and broccoli for about 60 seconds. While that was going, I cut a medium whole wheat tortilla in half (If I had small ones I would have given him a whole one, but I know he won't eat an entire medium tortilla!!) I then topped the tortilla with a tablespoon of hoisin sauce and added as much of his leftovers as I could in a single layer onto the tortilla. I made one thin slice from a red onion I had in the fridge, and chopped that up fine, and sprinkled that on top, along with a few spinach leaves I sliced into a chiffonade. That went into the oven for about 5 minutes. I topped it with a few shaves of parmesean and a light sprinkle of soy sauce, let it cool, and sliced into four pieces for him. He loved it and ate it all!!

(This picture sucks, but it shows the whole thing I made him, so whatever!)


Little Handsome devouring his pizza!