2024 the best mongolian beef recipe review

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Going Paleo or low-carb but want a twist? Asian Paleo will satisfy your cravings!

Creator of the popular food blog I Heart Umami, ChihYu Smith celebrates her Chinese and Taiwanese heritage and turns favorite Asian recipes into healthy, flavorful Paleo meals. In Asian Paleo, she shares 75 fresh, bold recipes inspired by her favorite dishes from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and beyond.

Here, Smith helps readers find the perfect dish for any occasion. She includes easy meals, fun and festive weekend options, batch cooking for when there’s time to plan, and sides and sauces. You’ll want to try them all, from Low-Carb Chinese Scallion Pancakes and Brisket Pho to takeout classics like Sweet-and-Sour Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, and sizzling hot Pepper Steak stir-fry. Each dish is free of gluten, wheat, soy, and sugar. 

With a meal prep section with shopping lists and make-ahead instructions, clever tips and tricks, and vibrant photographs for every recipe, Smith makes healthy Asian cooking totally, deliciously Paleo. 

75 color photographs

From the Publisher

Asian. Paleo. Delicious.

Paleo Mongolian Beef

Chinese Dim Sum Shumai

Healthy Teriyaki Chicken

Serves 4

This chicken is made with no added sugar or starch and roasted in the oven with simplified cooking methods to help you enjoy good food fast. I highly recommend using boneless chicken thighs with the skin on. You can ask the butcher to remove the thigh bones for you. Serve with leafy greens or with mashed potatoes or cauliflower rice.

Preheat oven to 425F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and place a baking rack on top. Spray the rack with oil. Pat chicken dry. Season with sea salt on all sides.Place the chicken thighs, skin side up, on the prepared rack. Bake for 20 minutes, until skin becomes light golden brown and meat is completely cooked through (165F on a meat thermometer).Remove from oven and brush with teriyaki sauce. Change oven setting to high broil. Place the chicken back in the oven and broil for 3 minutes to give the skin a golden color. Wait 5 minutes before slicing the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and chopped scallions.

Ingredients Cooking oil spray (avocado, coconut, or ghee) 4 boneless chicken thighs, skin on (about 1½ pounds) Sea salt ⅓ cup I Heart Umami Teriyaki Sauce (page 187) Toasted white sesame seeds (optional) Chopped scallions (optional)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press (May 14, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1682682617
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682682616
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches
Reviewer: marcella
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Finally a usable Asian cookbook for low-carb (keto/paleo)
Review: This book is fantastic. I started keto 5 years ago and LOVE Asian food. I've struggled to find recipes that really work. So far I've tried only two out of this book but they were spot on. So I have to spread the love.I also like nom nom paleo but find the presentation of the recipes there with all the pictures and cartoons distracting. This is just one picture and a recipe. Very easy to work with. Love it.

Reviewer: Nicole
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So much flavor in a beautifully made book.
Review: After moving from California to a small farming town in the midwest, I became a bit homesick when shopping through the local supermarket and slowly realizing that my prospects had become quite limited as far as flavor was concerned. I was definitely spoiled, and I needed help. When I found this book,and ChihYu's website IHeartUmami.com, I was saved. She packs so much flavor in simple and quick recipes. My family eats a Paleo diet. We have limited access to "traditional" Asian ingredients, but she made it work. I can find all of the ingredients needs in my local shop. Anything special can most certainly be found inexpensively from amazom.com. My kids rave about and beg for Chicken Katsu. We also love sesame beef, kung pao chicken, and my personal favorite, Lion's head meatballs. I cook from this book at least twice per week and have yet to be bored. These recipes are incredibly easy and flavorful. Also, the size and dimensions of the book are perfect. Not too big, and not too small. It fits in your hand just right.

Reviewer: Diane L. Narkawicz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: You will feel like an exotic chef!
Review: I have been a long time fan of Chihyu. I have made so many of her recipes. And I've been using her Cook Once Eat All Week program for a while. Her instructions are clear and easy. I actually feel like a fancy chef when I'm done and no one knows how way it was! Her recipes don't have a large quantity of unfamiliar ingredients and yet when your finished the meal tastes so complex! I am so happy to have discovered Chihyu and her recipes. Her book is beautiful, well made, easy to follow, and her tips and substitutions are very helpful. I GREATLY recommend this book. In fact my son was visiting the other day and asked if he could borrow it. Now I know what to get him for Christmas!

Reviewer: Jill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Must for Any Home Cook - Paleo or Not
Review: I enjoy cooking, especially real food. You know the stuff with no added garbage or ingredients I can't pronounce. I have been a following I Heart Umami on Instagram for a few years now and love all the recipes we have made. I have been anxiously waiting for the cookbook since I preordered.The book has exceeded my expectations. The book and accompanying photos (mouth watering, you're hungry now) are gorgeous. Recipes are easy to follow and make creating delicious meals quick and easy.Whether you are an experienced home cook or someone starting their culinary journey, you will find several recipes if not all of them are right for you. There are simple dishes, meals for quick weeknight dinners, and more elaborate dishes. All-in-all I highly recommend Asian Paleo.

Reviewer: L. Gilbert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Asian Recipes
Review: Great way to learn how to make Asian dishes. I didn't grow up eating rice or Chinese food. I love that the author has step by step instructions for every recipe. Each recipe has variations and substitutions for some ingredients that may not be found in the local grocery store.My family has loved every recipe that I had made so far from this book, (around 20 so far). This cookbook really shines a light on those mystery sauces that you thought you would never be able to make.If you want to learn to cook Asian food, you've got to try this cookbook out. My pic shows my very first sweet and sour chicken dish.

Reviewer: MamaLooBongo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delicious Asian Cuisine at its healthiest
Review: I have followed ChihYu’s blog for some time now, and so happy for her (& for me) on her first published cookbook. You will appreciate all of the effort she has put in to making recipes that are made using ingredients that can be found at local grocery. Asian cuisine that’s not filled with MSG, preservatives, excess sugar and other bad fillers/thickeners. The book is a great balance of the expected Asian take-out entrees, broccoli and beef, Mongolian beef, cashew chicken, sweet & sour. BUT, packed with so many more dishes Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese. You can make you favorites and expand your Asian palate all at once. It’s nice because a lot of the ingredients overlap with each recipe that helps a ton with weekly meal planning and prep. I’ve already made Lion’s Head Meatballs, Thai Beef (from the blog), and Sesame Beef. All were very good. I already have another 5 already bookmarked to make in the next couple of weeks!!! Trust the flavors and techniques that Chihyu shares, these dishes come out amazing!!

Reviewer: Price Bahcall
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Cookbook! even for Non-Paleo Eaters
Review: I have been making her recipes for about a year, so when I found out she was putting out a cookbook I was SO excited! When it came in the mail, it was in perfect condition. The recipe photos are absolutely beautiful and I’m so exited to work through the whole book! So far I’ve made a couple recipes and they have been DELISH. The instructions are easy to follow and I love that she added tips for meal prepping if you want. You won’t regret this book and if you aren’t following her on Instagram - you are really missing out too! She has a lot of great videos of her recipes. I could go on and on... love this book!

Reviewer: Libra87
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delectable paleo Asian dishes!
Review: I absolutely LOVE Smith's cookbook. Even though most of these recipes are on her blog and IG, it's nice to have a book to pick up and flip too. Sometimes it's a pain to have to find the link in the IG bio or search the recipe index on the blog. That plus having my phone screensaver turn on and not being able to open it because my hands are knuckle deep in the meatball mix. Perfect, perfect perfect. The Sesame Chicken is in my top three faves. I love that her recipes are so simple with easy ingredients, nothing to fancy. Only a few spices have been difficult to find in traditional American grocery stores but that only means I get to go explore my local Asian grocery stores.

Reviewer: Gordon Osbak
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This cookbook has already paid for itself. My thoughts are; if I can find one recipe that I’m impressed with then it was worth the purchase. I’ve made two recipes so far, and am impressed with both of them. All the recipes look like they’re worth trying and I can hardly wait to start the sampling.

Reviewer: Jennifer Levine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I purchased Asian paleo while starting out on my Whole30 journey, after a suggestion from a good friend. This book contains so many tasty recipes, a very helpful pantry guide to get started and so many great bulk cooking ideas to make my life on the goal simple.

Reviewer: monica
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Love it, use it daily!

Reviewer: Yolande
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This cook book is full of great recipes!

Reviewer: Mary
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I don't write a lot of reviews, but had to do so for this one. This book checks multiple boxes: paleo/keto, tasty, and quick.The author also works with relatively common/easy to find ingredients.