Kids Try Healthier Rice with Isabelle Daza - The Lunchbox

No? Bacon and rice is something that my nephew Archie has influenced Balti to love. So every morning he kind of tries to ask if he's gonna get bacon and rice. I love it. You know it's comfort food. I can eat it in front of the TV. But I wanted to offer something different, a little bit healthier. We are going to use flank steak that looks kind of like bacon. It still has some fat but it's a good source of protein and there are no nitrites inside it. And then instead of just serving plain white rice, we're gonna do a golden fried rice. We're gonna try to put in some vegetables there. I think the kids will be curious and try it. In today's lunchbox, steak and healthy rice. We're using tinawan rice. This is hand-picked and locally grown. And then we have the flank steak. It kind of looks like bacon. You see it's kind of a long strip here. I'm going to add some olive oil on it. One thing I learned also in cooking is that you should actually add olive oil to the meat or the protein and not on the skillet. Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don't. Season it with salt and pepper. So the tinawan rice is a great vehicle to add in some vegetables. Sometimes I put baby shrimp in it. Sometimes you can also add like corn. One time I did try adding celery and Balti spat it out and almost threw the dish on the floor. I was very stressed. So the key part of golden fried rice is adding an egg yolk. Whisk in with the rice. If your kid doesn't like egg, which is Balti, this is a good way to hide it. You know, eggs are a good source of protein and selenium. So it's always a plus point to have it in a dish. All right. Now once the rice is all mixed in with our egg yolk, we're going to put it in the pan. I think this pan is ready. I'm going to sear the steak, the flank steak. Okay, so I'm letting the rice toast and I've added the onion, the garlic. We have some sweet peas, some carrots and egg. As for the steak, I'm letting it rest a bit. I did add some butter because I feel butter and steak go together and it really gives it that nice round flavor. For the rice, you can add some soy sauce. That also gives it kind of like umami flavor that we're used to at different types of Chinese restaurants. It adds color as well. Oh, I hope the kids will like this. They don't pick out the peas. Peas, peas. It's time to eat your peas. Yes, yes, yes. I like those peas. I really appreciate Cocomelon for those songs. Okay, so now I'm just going to put the steak on top. I like to make it a little bit pink. But for your kids, if they don't feel comfortable eating it, then you can do it well done. And then I add just a pinch of salt on top. Here we go. Steak and golden rice. Okay, I'm gonna taste it. So good, so tender. That's a lot of onions. My own criticism is I would add a little bit of soy sauce just to give it that more bold flavor. I mean, I still like it. I think in order for the kids to really love it, it should have some. But overall, it's delicious. I think compared to bacon and rice, this is a good fighter. Obviously, it doesn't have that thin crispy feeling that kids love. But the good alternative is that it has a higher amount of protein and it's a really good quality piece of meat. If you want this to be really crispy, another option is thinly slice it and fry it again. Wait for it to really kind of get a bit hard. Let's see what our little taste testers will think. Let's bring it out. No? What's your favorite vegetable? I only like chicken broccoli. I like tomatoes. One, two, three, four, five, six. Okay, now open your eyes. This is steak and golden fried rice. Who loves steak? How do I even eat this? You've got to use a spoon for the rice. Yeah, you're right. Malti, do you want to try the steak? No. How do you like the rice, Emma? I like it. It's good? Yeah. I'm trying to bite it. Savi, do you like it? Is it yummy? Good? Good. I'm going to put in some bacon and rice. I like bacon. I don't usually eat bacon. I'm not allowed to. It's not good for my body. It's not good for your body, that's correct. Yummy bacon yummy. Do you want to try the rice? The golden rice, please. It's so good. I'm so happy. You like it. Do you want to try the rice, Ethan? The golden rice with the peas? It's good, you gotta try it. Who likes the steak? Raise your hand. Yes. Tell me which dish you guys like the most, okay? Ready, set, go. I need to spit this out. Yay. Go. Definitely the bacon. Would you eat the steak dish though? I would. You like it? You like the bacon? Is it up? I don't want to eat this. I'm gonna finish this. I love it.