Two hundred and ten! eek! Yesterday, I had some projects to tie up, miles to run, laundry to fold, and a kid with a double ear infection.
Day 210.
I bought Chinese Five-Spice Powder a few weeks ago, when I found myself in the grocery store all alone. I love grocery shopping alone. I get a mocha from Starbucks and wander each and every aisle, and always find something "new" that I didn't know I needed, or something that I wanted but didn't take the time to properly scout out. Some people like massages. I like solo-grocery shopping. Lydia, from The Perfect Pantry, has a marvelous write-up about the wonders of Five-Spice Powder. I found it in the Ethnic section of my regular grocery store. The Ingredients. The Directions.
1-2 pounds thin steak meat (I used flank steak)
1/4 t kosher salt
1 t Five-Spice Powder
1/2 t ground ginger
1/4 t black pepper
6 cloves minced or chopped garlic
2 T soy sauce (La Choy and Tamari wheat-free are GF)
1 T white wine vinegar
In a small bowl, mix the dry spices. Rub the mixture on all sides of your meat. Put the meat into a ziplock bag and add the chopped garlic, soy sauce, and white wine vinegar. Seal the bag and refrigerate for as long as possible; preferably overnight. I did not do this. When the meat has fully marinated, cook on high for 3-4 hours, or on low for 5-6. This is very thin meat and will cook quickly, since there isn't much liquid. If you are going to be out of the house for a while, add 1/2 cup of beef broth. Slice the meat thin and serve over rice with vegetables, or on top of a spinach salad. We had our meat on top of salad. The Verdict. Since I didn't put the crockpot on until 3pm, my meat had very little flavor, except for the very outer skin. We ate it, and it was fine, but it could have been much, much, better. I have meat leftover, and am going to re-rub it with the spices and let it sit for a while, then
Posted by: Stephanie O'Dea | A Year of Slow Cooking at July 28, 2008
Labels: Asian, crockpot, gluten free, main course, red meat,
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Anonymous7/28/2008
Oh man, I am so sorry about the double ear infection. I had one last October, and it is the worst pain I have ever experienced. Even worse than childbirth. Poor, poor kiddo.
Deanna7/28/2008
Quick comment on another recipe...I made the apricot chicken this weekend. OH YUM! Thanks!
Anonymous7/28/2008
Hi!!!
I saw you on Rachael Ray, I have always loved cooking in my crock pot and was thrilled to have the link to your blog! So far I have made the Mongolian Beef (awesome!) the Cream Cheese Chicken (twice! I swear my husband wanted to marry me all over again after that one!)and the steak with A1 and Dijon is in the pot right now :) Just wanted to say hi and that I love your blog. I hope you keep it up after the year is done (which is really impressive by the way!)Take Care and keep the recipe's coming!
Sincerely Katie
Watertown MALisa B.7/28/2008
I'm going to try this, it sounds so good! After this year, I hope you still post. What will us crockpot lovers do with out you?
Karen7/28/2008
My daughter just became a new mom. Tie that with being self-employed and starting back to work quickly, a small kitchen and very little time, I just bought her a crockpot for her birthday. I am now going to email her this link so she has some more great resources for using the pot. Thanks!
Stephanie7/28/2008
When cooking with red meat in the crockpot I find that a london broil works best, it is very lean and cooks to tender-plus it's far less expensive than other cuts of meat! This recipe looks like a winner-definately going to try it!
Holly7/28/2008
Surfing around the net today I found a crock pot recipe archive..TONS of recipes.. just in case you looking for some more to fill out the year!:)
http://www.nikibone.com/recipe/crockpot.html
Anonymous7/28/2008
Thanks for another great recipe! I have to use a timer to keep my mommy brain from forgetting to turn on the crockpot. Nothing fancy, it's just the dial one with the tabs you set for on and off. It's also great for when we want to make Steal Cut Oats for breakfast. That way it comes on while we are sleeping and is all done by the time we get up.
Wendy7/28/2008
mmmmm This sounds great! I use chinese five spice a lot! Especially to dust over chicken,pepper,onion and mushroom kebab skewers! YUM! Healthy too
:-)
Hilary-Dilary-Dock7/28/2008
Thanks for commenting on my page the other day! That actually made my day that you even found my site! So how did you find my site!! ;-)
I tried the teriyaki chicken yesterday. LOVED IT! Had company over and they scarfed it down! I cannot wait to try other recipes!
Thanks!
~Hilary
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)7/28/2008
So glad you're experimenting with five spice powder! I've written a post for later this week about star anise, which is one of the five spices. A longer cooking time or a bit of pre-marinating will infuse your meat with flavor, so I hope you'll try this again.
ancient one7/28/2008
I'm enjoying getting your recipes every day...
I have an award for you at:
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Come see!
Angela's Kitchen7/28/2008
Poor kiddo and mommy, too. Hope everyone is better soon.
Someone else who gets the solo grocery shopping love! Yay! It's so relaxing for me too. I can check ingredients and explore. Love it!
...sigh... Maybe we should get out more?
LiselRain7/28/2008
I love your blog! Just wanted to let you know that I have noticed the difference in the pictures of your meals these past few days and I wanted to tell you that whatever you did differently...it looks really nice!
~ Straight Shooter ~7/28/2008
So sorry about the ill child. I will be thinking of you in the coming days.
Found your blog a few weeks ago when I began searching for gluten-free crockpot recipes. Glory be!
Thank you. Thank you for your honesty about each dish. It is what I look at first to see if hubby will like what I am going to attempt for him.
Thank you!Anonymous7/29/2008
I'm going grocery shopping tonight - my daughter is at her Nana's house for the week, and I'm all a-quiver with anticipation of spending as much time as I want picking out produce!
Karen8/04/2008
Hi, first time poster. I made this tonight and it came out really salty. The 5-spice flavor was great though. I think I might try it next time without the added salt. Oh, and I used low-salt soy sauce too.
Taueret8/06/2008
Just wanted to say that I made this a couple nights ago. Marinated overnight, and cooked all afternoon on low. Came out very tasty and even the kids ate it up. Thanks for another great idea.
Anonymous8/08/2008
I made this yesterday. I used close to 2 lbs of meat so I ended up using twice as much rub as the recipe called for. I also added 50% more liquid.
It turned out really good. My 5 year old really liked it too. Definitely will be making this again.
dallasred8/30/2008
I made your meatloaf and it was divine. I have never eaten meatloaf willingly in my life, so this was a great treat. Being even lazier than you, and not eating bread, even GF (I am a Celiac also)I used quinoa instead of bread crumbs. It was wonderful. I ate the middle out of the meatloaf before I could control myself. Thanks so much for your recipes.
Anonymous11/16/2008
I just happened upon this post today. Solo grocery shopping is great! As long as the store's not too crowded! Thanks for all the yummy recipes :) I am a big fan of my crockpot too and you have such great ideas!
~JenniferSammie4/16/2009
I've been checking out your site for awhile and I tried the flank steak today...only except I broiled it. The flavor was really good so I think the next time I will cook this I'll try it with the crock pot. Your site has made me experiment with my crock pot though...the other day I made chicken adobo and that was really good too!!!
Intownfarm2/20/2011
I made this last with boneless pork ribs. Yumm! We all loved the flavors even my 5 year old. Another winner. Thank you Stephanie
