I love plantains. They make the best chips. Chips should often be dipped in things. Like guacamole. You can understand my anguish when I figured out I had no avocados the other day. But thankfully I had beef and mangos. Why in the hell wouldn’t I mix them all together?? Am I right or am I right?!
Laura made paleo caramel for Easter and I’m guessing I ate a hardy amount of it since my stomach is uncomfortable and I’m horizontal right now. That stuff is like eating spoonfuls of heaven. Stupid lack of self control. Every time I looked at the caramel, I would take a little spoon swipe of it. That meant about 14 spoonfuls. Ok, I may be exaggerating. Yeah, I just wish I were exaggerating. 14 is a good approximation, sadly.
I think I’m going to make some PaleOMG business cards. Not sure why anyone would want one, but I think they would be super adorable. I could at least decorate my parents refrigerator with them and force them to be reminded to read my blog daily. Or I could use them as dating cards! If anyone ever asks me on a date, I’ll just hand them my card and let them know that my opinion on our date will be elaborately written out on my blog, as well as a recipe, if they’re hungry. I’m kidding. I don’t talk about dates on my blog. Because I haven’t been on any. That’s really the actual reason. Fail.
The sirloin steak I used in this recipe was from TX Organics. Phenomenal. It was so damn good. If you are looking for a great place to order your grass fed beef from, this is a company to look into! Packaged and delivered really well and the quality is unbeatable!! Check them out!
Oh and I have an awkward video of me cooking. It has bloopers in it. And shows how awkward I really am. You should watch it. Fact.
Mango and Plantain Beef
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 1-2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz) TX Organics Sirloin Steak, cut into strips
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 plantain, ends removed, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch pieces, smashed (use a ripe one-brownish color)
- 1 mango, peeled and cubed
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon red pepper
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons fat of choice (I used coconut oil)
Instructions
- Heat up a large skillet under medium heat and add a tablespoon of coconut oil then add your 2 minced garlic cloves and sliced onions.
- While the onions begin to cook down, place a medium saucepan over heat and add two tablespoons of coconut oil. When the oil is hot, add your smashed plantains to the hot oil and let cook for about 3-5 minutes per side, careful not to burn them (like I’m good at).
- While your plantains cook, add your sirloin steak to your onion pan. Use tongs to flip the meat continuously to not overcook.
- One meat has almost cooked through (2-3 minutes), add your mango, garlic powder, red pepper, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
- Cook for another 1-2 minutes until meat is cooked to your preference and spices are thoroughly incorporated then remove from heat.
- When your plantains are cooked on both sides (have a browning to them) remove from heat, place on a paper towel to remove the excess oil, then add to your beef and mango mixture.
- Consume!
Word of advice – plantains are squirmy littler suckers. If you have round-bottom glasses and uneven cut plantains, they shoot across the room and hit your husband in the forehead.
Just saying. Totally worth it though – great recipe!
just stumbled onto your blog via “the Foodee Project”. Need to try plantain. Just an other delectable morsel of Paleo Goodness I’ve been missing!
Unfortunately couldn’t get through video(crashed) 🙁
Will try again later…
You are absolutety the “BomB”; Fit, Funny, Gorgeous, a GR8 cook!! Don’t date? …Liar, Liar pants on fire! 😉
Keep up your awesome work! Will be checking recipes and vids again, Thank YOU!
I think I’ve fallen in love. And not just with the recipe.
Juli- I used to think Giada was my idol but after making several of your recipes and seeing your dance moves I now know that it is you! Anyway, you would totally kick Giada’s ass in celebrity death match. I was also a vegetarian post crossfit and I still get skeeved out by cooking meat but your chicken enchilada stew recipe is bomb! I made it today! Thanks for cracking me up, making paleo taste good and being awesome!
I’m sure you could care less, but cutting mangos is easy – and fun. 🙂 My 5-yr-old loves watching.
1) put the mango stem-down on your cutting board “perpendicular” to you (it’s kinda oval, so have that “centerline” perpendicular to you), slice straight down until you hit the seed/stone-thing (not very far down) then feel your way to the side of it (not very far from the middle) and continue straight down, repeat on the other side – you’ll have 2 big mango cheeks.
2) do the same “find the pit and feel your way around it” method to the small remaining edges. (your path around the stone/pit will form a crescent moon).
3) for the cheeks, hold them like you would a 1/2 avocado and score a criss-cross pattern – here’s the fun part my son loves – pop it inside out so the mango cubes split apart and scratch off with fingers or cut off.
4) finally, cut the skin from the little sides you cut off and cut up. DONE!
I find doing it this way wastes as little as possible.
I LOVE your recipes – and your videos are fun, so few “chefs” 🙂 take a break in the middle of cooking to go clubbin’ HA HA HA!! I love it!
Oh – on the first slice, when the mango is perpendicular to you, your knife should be in line with that little centerline on the mango. 🙂
Thanks again for all your DELICIOUS recipes!
I just made this tonight and while my plantains were not quite ripe enough (I’d never had them before so I didn’t judge that right lol), this was EXCELLENT. I already can’t wait to make it again!!
I’m just getting started with paleo and heavy lifting and found your site yesterday. I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious! I can’t wait to try more of your recipes.
Well, I watched your video which made me want to cook. So I went and bought a mango . . . wish you would have shown how you cut it. I got said mango home and, it was not pretty . . . but great idea with mango, was supper yummy! 🙂 Love your blog.
Love this recipe so much! This is my new go to weekend treat!