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What to cook with beef, potatoes, carrots and onion?

Have beef, potatoes, carrots and onion at home? Smart Plate assembled a simple dish from these ingredients following the Healthy Eating Plate. Below are the ingredients, steps and tips to make it tastier.

Potatoes with beef and carrot β€” beef, potatoes, carrot, onion on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” carrot, onion; whole grains β€” potatoes; protein β€” beef. Illustrative photo of the dish
πŸ₯— Dinner⏱ β‰ˆ 20 minπŸ₯© Beef Β· πŸ₯” Potatoes Β· πŸ₯• Carrot Β· πŸ§… Onion

Potatoes with beef and carrot

A simple home plate for dinner: each ingredient is cooked separately and arranged on the plate following the Healthy Eating Plate.

Ingredients

  • πŸ₯© Beef β€” 120–150 g
  • πŸ₯” Potatoes β€” 1–2 medium potatoes
  • πŸ₯• Carrot β€” 1 medium
  • πŸ§… Onion β€” Β½ small

Instructions

  1. Cut the potatoes into chunks and boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until tender.
  2. Slice the beef thinly, sear over high heat for 4–5 minutes, then cover and simmer for another 8–10 minutes.
  3. Wash and slice the carrot β€” serve them fresh.
  4. Slice the onion thinly β€” add to the vegetables.
  5. Plate it up: half vegetables, a quarter grains, a quarter protein.

Make it tastier

πŸ§„ GarlicMakes the aroma richer β€” add to the oil at the start or raw into the dressing.
🌢️ Pepper or chiliA pinch adds heat and warmth.
🌿 Fresh herbsDill, parsley or cilantro add freshness at the end.
πŸ«™ Soy sauceA tablespoon at the end of frying instead of salt β€” the taste gets deeper.

Plate structure

πŸ₯¦ Vegetables & fruit Β· Β½

Carrot, Onion

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Potatoes

πŸ₯© Protein Β· ΒΌ

Beef

πŸ«’ Healthy fats

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Plate balance: Well balanced
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Why this kind of plate

The Healthy Eating Plate is a simple visual model of a balanced meal. Instead of counting calories and grams it shows what a plate should look like: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains, a quarter protein sources, plus a little healthy plant fat.

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