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Eggplant and Beef Stir-Fry - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Eggplant and Beef Stir-Fry
Servings: 4
Dinner

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Top sirloin, flank steak, or skirt steak work just as well as eye round in this Thai-inspired dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, divided
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 fresh red or green Thai chiles, thinly sliced crosswise, divided
  • 1 1" piece ginger, peeled, cut into matchstick-size pieces
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 pound baby or Asian eggplant, sliced into 1/4" rounds
  • 1/2 pound beef eye round, cut into thin strips
  • Softened rice vermicelli noodles or steamed brown rice
  • Ingredient info: Fish sauce can be found in the Asian foods section of most supermarkets, at some specialty foods stores, and at Asian markets.

Instructions

  1. Whisk 2 tablespoons mint, soy sauce, 1 chile, half of ginger, fish sauce, lime juice, 1 teaspoon garlic, sugar, and 2 tablespoons water in a medium bowl. Set dressing aside.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in 2 batches and adding 2 tablespoons oil between batches, cook eggplant until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer eggplant slices to a medium bowl. Pour half of dressing over eggplant and toss to coat evenly. Set remaining dressing aside.
  3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining chile, ginger, 1 teaspoon garlic, and beef and cook, turning beef once, until nicely seared and medium-rare, about 3 minutes total. Add eggplant mixture (with liquid) to skillet and toss to mix well.
  4. Divide noodles or rice among bowls. Spoon stir-fry over. Drizzle reserved dressing over stir-fry and garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons chopped mint.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice.

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