PACK IN THOSE GREENS Quick and affordable vegetable recipes that are simple enough to make on lazy days Lutho Pasiya
GREEN food should be healthy, cheap, delicious, fresh and accessible. In past generations, eating locally, storing up food, cooking at home, gardening and composting were all done as a matter of course. Today, we call it “going green” but ultimately it is just managing food and basic needs using affordable methods. Below are cheap and easy meals you can do on your lazy days. Broccoli Broccoli is a cheap vegetable and it provides some of almost every nutrient that you need. It’s particularly rich in vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant and may boost your immune system.
HEARTY BEEF & BROCCOLI STIR FRY Ingredients 15ml coriander seeds 500g sirloin steak, sliced 60ml olive oil 1 red, yellow, and orange pepper, sliced into rings 2 red onions, sliced into wedges 5ml chopped fresh garlic 5ml grated fresh ginger 1 red chilli, chopped 200g broccoli, cut into florets and soaked in boiling water for 2 minutes 60ml soy sauce 125ml sweet chilli sauce 5ml sesame oil 2ml salt 125ml chopped fresh coriander Noodles, to serve
Method Pound the coriander seeds in a pestle and mortar and place in a bowl with the sliced steak and half the olive oil. Rub into the meat and set aside for 10 minutes. Heat the rest of the oil in a wok or large frying pan until hot and brown the meat in batches on both sides. Remove and set aside. Heat more oil if necessary and fry the peppers, onions, garlic, ginger and chilli until fragrant. Drain the broccoli and add to vegetables. Stir fry for two minutes. Return the steak. Mix the soy, sweet chilli, sesame oil and salt and pour over the meat and vegetables. Stir fry for two minutes, stir in the coriander and serve with noodles.
