Take-Out Fake-Out Crispy Beef and Broccoli with Cauliflower Rice

Sundays used to be a day of Chinese buffet engorgement. It was a day to nurse hangovers. It was also the place I met my husband for our "first date". He will tell you it was "just lunch". But that lunch lasted 5 hours...soo...I say it was our 1st date. So Chinese food holds a small, special place in my heart.

However, since changing my eating habits, I have noticed more intensely how my body doesn't react too kindly with the buffet line these day. Luckily, I can make my own Chinese take out at home and make it much healthier! This is a super non-intimidating recipe that your whole family will love. Pst--we are going to sneak in lots of veggies!

Gather Up:

• 1 pound grass-fed steak (flank or skirt work fine!) and cut into thin strips
• 2 heads of fresh broccoli or one bag of frozen
• 1 head cauliflower
• Garlic powder
• Ginger powder
• sea salt
• pepper
• ghee, butter, or oil
• 1 cup coconut aminos
• 1/4 tsp fish sauce
• Juice of 2 limes
• tablespoon arrowroot powder

1. Chop cauliflower florets and add to a food processer. Pulse until the cauliflower resembles rice and set aside.
2. Heat pan to medium heat and melt 2 tablespoons of butter, ghee, or oil
3. Place beef in pan a few strips at a time. Do not overcrowd! We want to let them be for 3 minutes on each side to get them nice and crispy to get that nice take-out texture. You may need to do the beef in a couple batches. Once you add the beef to the pan, sprinkle with garlic powder, ginger, salt and pepper. Flip and repeat. Set crispy beef to the side.
4. Add in your broccoli and let it cook in all that browned seasoning and fat. Cook until tender yet crisp and remove to the plate with beef.
5. Reduce the heat to low and add coconut aminos, fish sauce, lime juice, and arrowroot to the pan. Be careful with fish sauce--it is very salty! Scrape up any remaining browned bit in the bottom of the pan. Let the mixture simmer until it thickens to coat the back of a spoon.
6. Meanwhile heat another pan over medium heat and add a tablespoon of butter, ghee, or oil. Add cauliflower rice and saute for approximately 5 minutes so your "rice" remains al dente.
7. Keep and eye on your sauce mixture. Once thick, add the beef and broccoli back to the pan and toss to coat and heat through.
8. Add "rice" to plate and top with beef and broccoli mixture! Sprinkle with red pepper flakes for good measure. 
9. Devour with someone you love!