I can't lie. The most exciting part of my day today was the MEAT. I made Korean short rib (galbi) with Korean spinach (sigeumchi namul) on the side. I marinated the short ribs in the fridge for a day in a mixture of garlic, fresh ginger, kiwi, sesame oil, and gluten free soy sauce!! Check it out! I've always loved Korean food and I've made this dish before, but this time it made me want to slap my MOMMA it was so good. I think it was because I altered two things I usually did wrong in previous attempts: First, I let it marinade for a full day, and secondly, I let it cook for longer on low heat vs. quickly on high heat. Unlike a steak which tastes awesome seared, the short ribs have lots of fat and tendons running through it that are pretty tough to chew. If you cook it low and slow, all that melts down into buttery goodness and it is oh-so-tender and it falls right off the bone. It tasted out of this world and I almost ate the whole pound, but I had to hold back because I want to have some for lunch tomorrow.
To get an idea how to make this dish, check out the recipes I use as a guide here (for the galbi, omitting the sugar) and here (spinach).
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| YUM! Korean galbi (BBQ beef short rib) and sigeumchi namul (spinach) |
In other news, today I started a new carb/fat/protein ratio because I think I've been eating too many carbs for weight loss. I readjusted my intake to be about 15% carbs, 55% fats (the HEALTHY kind like coconut milk, avocado, and animal fat from grass fed animals--not canola oil!), and about 30% from protein. Before today I was eating 30/30/30. I hope it works a little faster than the 3 pounds in 2 weeks I noticed the first part of this challenge.
I also got to order off the "health/gluten free" menu at Olive Garden today, and I had a 12oz steak which tasted great! It was wickedly expensive though. But eating it in total satisfaction while everyone else was eating pasta and was nearly comatose after lunch was entertaining enough to be worth the money.
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