Description
Hearty French beef casserole offers rich, slow-cooked comfort with tender meat and deep, savory flavors. Home cooks can easily create this classic dish to warm their souls and delight dinner guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 beef (amount not specified)
- 1 egg
- 2 cups mixed veggies (snow peas, broccoli, sprouts), stir-fried or steamed
- 1.5 cups peas and carrots (from steam bag)
- 3 tbsps soy sauce
- 1.5 cups teriyaki sauce
- 0.5 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.25 tsp granulated sugar
- 0.125 tsp ground ginger
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cups rice, cooked and dried out (preferably 1–3 days old)
Instructions
- Sauce Preparation: Craft homemade teriyaki sauce to establish a robust flavor foundation.
- Marination Process: Submerge flank steak in teriyaki sauce within a sealed container, allowing flavors to penetrate thoroughly while refrigerating.
- Rice Foundation: Toast rice grains in a skillet until golden, developing a rich, nutty essence and preventing clumping.
- Vegetable Integration: Fold mixed vegetables into toasted rice, creating a vibrant and nutritious base layer.
- Seasoning Blend: Combine soy sauce, sugars, ginger, and red pepper flakes to generate a complex, dynamic seasoning profile.
- Protein Searing: Slice steak against the grain and caramelize in a scorching pan, achieving crisp exterior and tender interior.
- Egg Preparation: Quickly cook egg in the same skillet, creating delicate, bite-sized protein fragments.
- Casserole Assembly: Layer seared steak strips over seasoned rice and vegetables, ensuring even distribution.
- Final Touches: Sprinkle egg pieces across the dish and generously drizzle teriyaki sauce for enhanced moisture and depth of flavor.
- Finishing Option: Optionally bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes to intensify flavors and create a slightly crisp top.
Notes
- Maximize Marinade: Let the flank steak soak in teriyaki sauce for at least 2 hours or overnight to ensure deep, rich flavor penetration and tenderize the meat.
- Toast Rice Technique: Carefully toast rice grains before adding seasoning to unlock a deeper, nuttier flavor profile and improve overall texture of the dish.
- Slice Against the Grain: Cut steak strips perpendicular to the muscle fibers to guarantee maximum tenderness and easier chewing experience.
- Temperature Control: Monitor cooking temperatures closely to prevent overcooking the steak, which can result in tough, chewy meat and diminished flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg