You've all heard of 'Death by 10 metres', right? [If you haven't, quickly check out this link, and then you will have] Well, last night, Bear experienced 'Death by Lettuce'. Step 1: try to make up 5 blocks of carbs using mostly lettuce, some tomato, & a carrot. Step 2: eat it, for time.
Seriously, it was a lot of salad. What looked like a pretty reasonable amount for a 2 block meal (mine), suddenly became a Hero Workout as a 5 block meal. True story.
Honestly, I thought we'd be up half the night. 'Can we go to bed now?', 'No, I'm still eating salad'...'How about now?', 'Nope, still going...'. Thankfully, we weren't. Like the trooper that he is, Bear ploughed through it and called time at 19 minutes and 56 seconds...just squeezing in before the 20 minute time cap. Shot baby - you're a star.
Ok, seriously now...we are trying to keep meals reasonably simple this week while we get our heads around Zone, which meant naked burgers and salad for dinner last night. I wasn't going to post the recipe, because it's not really a recipe and it's not anything mindblowing, but then I figured it might be a quick, simple option for some of you when you're short on time or inspiration [it was also Measuring Fail II, in that I reverted to my old self & completely forgot to measure anything…sorry! I’ll try harder next time]. So here it is...
Quick & easy naked burgers
700g beef mince
1 egg (to bind)
Ground cumin
Ground coriander
Dried thyme
Dried oregano
Dried parsley
Hot sauce (I used Kaitaia Fire, but Tabasco or similar would also be good)
[Basically, the ingredients were dictated by what I found in Bear’s cupboard. You could use different herbs & spices, although I do recommend you keep the cumin (if you like cumin)…it gives it a nice flavour]
Mix the egg and herbs/spices into the mince with a fork (or your hands, if you like getting dirty).
Divide the mixture into 14 even portions and form each one into a burger pattie (each pattie is approximately 1 block protein).
Cook in a frypan or on a barbecue - you shouldn't need to add additional fat. Time depends on how well done you like them and the thickness of the patties, but you're probably looking at around 4 or 5 minutes on each side.
Serve with salad...or maybe something else, if you're not game to attempt 'Death by Lettuce'. And babe, we'll find a better way of making up your carb blocks tonight, I promise!
i'm looking forward to dinner tonight :) (i think!!)
ReplyDeletePoor Bear!
ReplyDeleteWhenever I use lettuce in anything, the amount of carbs is so negligible I treat it as a garnish and don't count it.
Cauliflower rice is a good way of making it up, so is courgette "spaghetti" as once it's all cooked a little, there's a bit less volume.
And and although strict Zone protocol doesn't encourage starchy carbs, chucking in a little cubed kumara or parsnip to any recipe helps to up the carb content without compromising the end result.
Good luck with tonights dinner!
Harden up Sam and eat your veggies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jojo! I've done cauliflower rice before & it went down a treat. Will have to try courgette spaghetti. Re kumara, we are going to use it sometimes, but don't want to make it a regular feature of dinner!
ReplyDeleteWho the fuck is Bear!?
ReplyDeleteRegards, Nickers.