Pregnancy Friendly Ginger-Scallion Beef Skillet
Bright with fresh ginger, fragrant garlic, and a glossy sauce built on bone broth, this skillet dinner is the kind of meal that feels both nourishing and genuinely craveable. The beef is marinated, seared hard for deep color, then tossed back into a turmeric-kissed sauce alongside tender carrot matchsticks and sweet, softened scallions — it comes together fast but tastes like you put in real effort. During pregnancy, it can be tricky to find takeout-style dishes that skip the questionable additives and still deliver on flavor, and this one does exactly that using coconut aminos in place of conventional soy sauce and a clean bone broth base. Turmeric adds a warm, earthy note while the double hit of fresh and ground ginger keeps every bite lively without being overwhelming. The arrowroot slurry pulls the sauce into something silky and restaurant-worthy, coating every piece of beef and vegetable beautifully. Serving it straight from the skillet with a scatter of fresh scallion greens on top makes it look as good as it tastes.
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4 servings
For the beef
- 1 ½ lb flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain
Ingredient noteCook all meat thoroughly when pregnant.
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
For the skillet
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, thinly sliced into matchsticks
- 1 bunch scallions (about 6), white and light green parts cut into 2-inch pieces, dark green tops thinly sliced and reserved for garnish
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
For the sauce
- ½ cup bone broth
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tbsp coconut aminos, 1 tbsp grated ginger, and 1 tsp arrowroot starch. Add the sliced beef and toss to coat evenly. Set aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- 2
In a separate small bowl, stir together the bone broth, 2 tbsp coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, turmeric, ground ginger, and salt. In a second small bowl, stir the remaining 1 tsp arrowroot starch with 1 tbsp cold water until smooth. Set both bowls near the stove.
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