Doesn't our lunch look delicious?We have officially crossed over the 1-month mark, and a lot of our cravings and habits are melting away in exchange for more positive things. So, Patrick has been telling us, "It's all fun from here out. The hard stuff is over." Time to celebrate and just go along with for the ride, right?
Well, not quite. Tonight was hard for me.
After doing a single set of 1,4oo jumps before rushing off to work (yet again I had to cut my jumps short), I arrived at work ready to chomp down on something filling. But wait a tick— I had already had lunch! From then on it was fruit and ONLY fruit for the rest of my shift, plus a little milk. It was a loooooong 8-hour wait until I got home and was able to eat my (forgotten) post-work-out egg white, Dinner egg-white, and late-night veggies. All of which I devoured!
The real purpose of this post is to share with you all a couple of recipes. The first is that for our delicous turkey-patties, and the second is one that I made for the first time today, which is a quinoa dish. Both are really good, PCP dishes that you can make in advance (and they both make quite a bit) for future meals.
Quinoa with peas, onions and spices!Ady's Famous Spicy Turkey-Patties
Patrick has also started to hound on Adrian and I about making sure we have a lot of variety in our protein sources (he knows we love the patties), so although we won't be making another batch of these for awhile, we hope that you will enjoy them as much as we do.
Play around with the spices, especially the chili powder. If you want it spicy, use the max given here...or even more! Also, having a lime at the ready to squeeze over your turkey burger is an absolute must. Remember that you can experiment by trying different meats such as ground chicken or even fish. Have fun!
Ingredients:
(Makes 9 patties with 100g protein, 10-20g carbs)
2.5 lbs ground, Lean Turkey (or substitute)
2 slices Whole-Wheat bread
1/2 cup sliced Green Onion
8 cloves minced Garlic
5 squirts (or about 5 tbsp.) Dijon Mustard
3 tbsp. Non-fat Yogurt
2-4 tbsp. Chili Powder
1 heaping tbsp. Thyme
1 heaping tbsp. Curry Powder
1 heaping tbsp. Smoked Chipotle Powder (optional)
Materials:
1 Large Mixing Bowl
1 Big Knife
1 Cutting Board
Cookie sheets, or some other flat surface/container to place the patties on while freezing
Freezer
Saran Wrap
Freezer Baggies
Aluminum Foil
Broiler
Preparation: Thaw the turkey until it breaks apart easily. Break up into small pieces into a large mixing bowl. Also break up the whole-wheat bread into very small crumbs and place in the mixing bowl, and set aside. Slice the green onions, mince the garlic, and add both into the bowl. Add the yogurt, mustard, thyme, chili powder, curry powder, and chipotle powder (optional). Use your hands to mix up the contents of the bowl thoroughly.
Shape the turkey mixture into 9, equally-sized patties, placing onto cookie sheets (or other surface/container) as you go. Place in freezer for 30 mins, or until patties are firm but still malleable. Remove patties from freezer, reshape if necessary, and wrap individually in saran wrap. Place patties into a couple freezer bags, and freeze. Voila!
To Cook: Thaw turkey patty for an hour or two, or defrost in microwave being careful not to cook the meat. Turn on the broiler, and place a sheet of aluminum foil on the broiler rack. Place turkey patty on the foil, and broil for 10-12 mins. on each side.
Quinoa with Veggies
Quinoa is a grain that is new to me, although I've heard really good things. It fairly high in protein, and is supposed to be a "complete" protein unto itself.
Adrian found this recipe on Google. It is the first link that comes up when you search for "quinoa recipes." I will link directly to it here. We decided to double the amount of cinnamon, and want to add bell peppers to the mix next time because it needs something more. Again, play with it!
Serves Six to Eight
Ingredients:
1 cup Quinoa
1½ tbsp. Vegetable Oil
½ Onion Diced (about 4 or 5 ozs.)
1 tsp. Grated Fresh Ginger Root
½ Fresh Green Chile (Finely Chopped)
1 heaping tsp. Turmeric
1 heaping tsp. Coriander
¼ tsp. Ground Cinnamon (or to taste)
1¾ cups Water
½ cup Fresh or Frozen Peas
- Rinse quinoa with cold water. Use a fine mesh filter or coffee filter. If you're a klutz like me use the fine mesh filter or a lot of quinoa is going to wind up in the sink!
Quinoa is coated with a natural substance called saponin that protects the grain by repelling insects and birds. Rinsing the quinoa is important to avoid a raw or bitter taste. You can tell if there is saponin by the production of a soapy looking "suds" when the seeds are swished in water.
- Place oil and diced onions in a heavy saucepan. Saute the onions on medium high heat for four to five minutes.
- Add the ginger root, chile, and quinoa. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
A fine, white spiral appears around the grain as it cooks.
- Stir in the turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, and salt. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
- Add the water and bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in peas. Cover and cook for four or five minutes or until peas are tender and all the water has been absorbed.
- Fluff with a fork before serving
Well, I know this post looks really long, and it took me quite a bit of time to write it all out. I hope that you can enjoy these recipes.
Good night everybody, and go do some happy, healthy eating!
7 comments:
my gaash your food looks so delicious.
So is the quinoa a meat substitute or a carb. For our purposes, I suspect the latter because Patrick talks about animal protein as the short route to muscle building.
Looking at your pictures straight after my evening shake is a tad unfair. My tummy is grumbling. I will try out your turkey recipe but it will have to be with chicken because finding ground turkey is a touch difficult over here.
That all sounds/looks really good.
How did you like the fresh fish you bought last week? Mine was tasty prepared kinda the way the vendor suggested (broiled with a little low-salt soy sauce & honey).
quinoa is a carb for sure, Tim.
Evertime your meals look sooooo yummy!
I'll try it soon. Thank U Emiko:D
Nicole, hopefully when you come back to America (will you ever?) we can get together for a feast!
Also, is there anything that you want for your birthday? October is almost here...:)
Tim, as Amy said, quinoa is most definitely a carb. But a great one at that!
Mom, the fish was bland bland bland. You know that neither Adrian nor I love fish, and but it was just bleh.
Kazue, you are so welcome! Thank you for all of your recipes, too. I have yet to make them, although many are tempting. I am trying to stay away from soy sauce altogether though, so I may make some adjustments...
wow, longest response ever! Thanks y'all.
-E
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