What to eat today? Try these healthy clean-eating recipes to boost your weekday’s energy!

Holidays are flooding in as the year reaches its end. The amount of fast and greasy food you’re consuming would make your body slow down and feel tired throughout the weekdays. That’s why for today’s section, bTaskee is recommending a healthy menu with clean-eating recipes to both boost your energy and purify your body!

What to eat today? Here’s the menu:

•    Beef Stew with Carrots
•    Roasted Salmon and Vegetables
•    Brown Rice Salad
•    Dessert: Fresh grapefruit

Beef Stew with Carrots – Clean-eating recipes

Ingredients

Cooking steps 

Step 1: Prepare ingredients 

– Beef: clean the beef, cut them into square cubes about 2cm thick. You should cut the beef horizontally so that when eating, the meat is tender and sweet but not chewy.

– Carrots: Peel, wash, and chop them into round pieces about 2cm long. If you want the dish to be more appealing, use a saw knife to shape them into flowers or carve patterns. 

– Tomatoes: wash them well with water, chop them into 6 and remove the seeds.

– Onion: peel the onion, cut off the root and wash it through water. Next, chop the onion into slices about 2cm long

– Cilantro, Coriander: cut off the root, wash with water, and mince them.

– Garlic: peel, wash, crush the garlic and mince them well. 

– Anise, laurel: wash with water.

Step 2: Marinate the beef

• To make the meat more flavorful, you should marinate the meat for about 30 – 45 minutes before cooking. The seasoning ratio is 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, ½ teaspoon of fish sauce, and 1 spoon of pepper. 
• Add the seasonings in and mix well with the meat. Remember to knead the meat evenly.

Step 3: Saute the beef

• Heat the pot with ½ spoon of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add garlic and stir-fry until golden.
• After that, add the marinated beef in and stir-fry until the meat is slightly cooked.
• Next, pour in the tomatoes and cook with the beef until they are soft. 

Step 4: Braise the beef with carrots

• When the tomatoes are cooked, pour water in and bring it to a boil (the water level is about 2 – 3 cm above the meat). At the same time, add carrots, anise, laurel in, and cover the lit. 
• Season the stew with some salt (note: remember not to put in too much since the broth would thicken and the dish will get saltier), MSG and let the stew simmer so the seasonings could coat the vegetables.
• Braise the beef and carrots for 30 to 45 minutes until both the beef and carrots are tender. Taste again and adjust to your liking. Pour the sliced onion in and cook for 5 more minutes. Turn off the heat. 

Step 5: Garnish and enjoy 

• After turning off the stove, sprinkle cilantro and coriander on top and take some into a bowl. Garnish the dish with fresh herbs, black pepper, or chili slices to add some colors.

Roasted Salmon and Vegetables – Clean-eating recipes

Ingredients

Cooking steps 

Step 1: Prepare ingredients 

• Salmon: wash and cut the fish fillet into pieces about 4 – 5cm long.
• Baby tomatoes: remove the stalks, wash with water, and cut them into halves.
• Carrots and potatoes: peel the skin and wash well with water. Dice the carrots into small cubes about 1 – 2 cm. Cut the potatoes into 6. 
• Bell peppers: wash and remove the seeds as well as the middle part. Then slice them into cubes about 1 – 2cm. 
• Shallot, onion: cut off the root, wash with water and slice horizontally into round rings.
• Cilantro, Coriander: remove the root, clean, and cut into 3 – 4cm long parts.

Step 2: Marinate the fish

• Add ½ teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of broth mix powder, 1 pinch of MSG, 1 teaspoon of soy sauce, and 20ml of water in a bowl. Mix them well to blend the flavors.
• Use a tin foil to cover the plate. Place the salmon on the tin foil and use a small broom to coat them thoroughly with the sauce. 
• Add the vegetables in and season them with the sauce as well.
• Let them rest for about 15 minutes to absorb the flavors. 

Step 3: Roast the salmon

• Brush a layer of olive oil on the salmon and the vegetables, then cover them with tin foil.
• Roast in an oven: bake at 200 degrees Celsius in about 30 minutes until the fish is flaky and tender. If you don’t have an oven, use a pan with a thick and flat base, or a charcoal/ gas stove (remember to keep the coal fire low)  

Step 4: Garnish and enjoy

• After the salmon is cooked, use a knife to cut open the tin foil, sprinkle some cilantro and coriander on top. Bring the plate to the table and it’s ready to serve. 

This dish requires simple steps to cook but it’s not easy to get it right. Remember to focus on the seasonings and the roasting process! Salmon and vegetables are both nutritious and low in calories, so you on’t have to worry! Our clean-eating recipes are all low in calories and sugar.

Brown Rice Salad – Clean-eating recipes

Ingredients

Cooking steps 

Step 1: Prepare ingredients 

• Brown rice: wash the rice for 2 – 3 times to clean the dirt then pour water into the pot. The water level is about 2cm above the rice. Add a pinch of salt to make the rice more flavorful. Cook the rice with a rice cooker for 40 – 45 minutes. If you have a pressure cooker, use it to make the rice more tender and tasty. 
• Shrimp: clean and peel the shrimp’s shell, remove the black thread then dice them into 1cm cubes. 
• Squid: remove the ink sac and wash it with water. Next, slice the squid into round rings, about 5cm long. 
• Carrots: peel and clean the carrots as well as the beans. Dice them into small pieces (about 1cm)
• Shallots: cut off the roots and wash with water. Crush and mince them well.

Step 2: Saute the shrimps, squids, vegetables

• Heat the pan with ½ tablespoon of cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add the minced shallots and stir-fry until golden, then pour the shrimp and squid in. 
• Season the food with 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, ½ teaspoon of black pepper, salt, and broth mix powder. You can adjust the ratio to your liking as well. 
• Stir-fry the shrimp and squid for about 3 minutes, then add the vegetables in and taste if the flavor is good. Season them again and turn off the heat when they are evenly cooked. 

Step 3: Mix the salad

• When the rice is cooked, stir them to make the rice softer and put them into a big bowl. 
• Add the sauteed shrimps, squids, and vegetables in. Mix them well with a teaspoon of olive oil. 
• Plate the salad: place some lettuce at the bottom and pour the brown rice salad on top. Garnish with some coriander and it’s ready!

Dessert: Fresh grapefruit – Clean-eating recipes

Ingredients

Cooking steps 

Step 1: Prepare ingredients 

Peel the grapefruit: Peel off the outer skin and cut the grapefruit in half, cut the pulp in the middle, then separate each bunch of grapefruit and put it on a plate.

Step 2: Decorate and enjoy the fruits

• Arrange the grapefruit pieces slightly stacked into a beautiful arc
• Put the chili shrimp salt in a small dish or bowl and enjoy with the fresh grapefruit.

When cooking daily meals, we often use a lot of cooking oil and animal fats to add flavors to the dishes. However, this cooking technique is extremely harmful in the long term. Healthy dishes are not that difficult to make! Following our “What to eat today?” section and bTaskee will recommend daily menus for you to try. We always use a lot of vegetables in our recipes – such as clean-eating recipes for weekdays.  

Try our healthy menu today and purify your body for tiring weekdays. Don’t worry about the flavor of the food, they are tasty and fresh at the same time! What are you waiting for? Get in the kitchen and cook now.

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