Slow Cooker Asian Beef Tacos - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 c. honey
- 6 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp. grated ginger
- 1 tsp. chili garlic sauce
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 lb. flank steak
- 4 scallions
- 1/2 small head iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 c. fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tbsp. rice vinegar
- 8 small flour tortillas
- Toasted sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- In a 5- to 6-qt slow cooker, combine the soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, chili garlic sauce and cinnamon. Add the beef and turn to coat. Cover and cook until the meat is tender and shreds easily, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 5 to 6 hours.
- Fifteen minutes before serving, thinly slice the scallions lengthwise. In a bowl, toss the lettuce, scallions, cilantro and vinegar. Serve the beef in the tortillas and top with the lettuce mixture. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, if using.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Sesame Seeds, Honey.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Sesame se...
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