Many here will really appreciate the nice recipe, however you're missing the point of the cook book. People who are looking at this cook book are definitely not going to spend 1-4 hours waiting for marinade. They barely have 1-4 minutes of effort in their tank.
* Buy pre-marinated diced beef from the store
* Buy pre-diced frozen veggies
* Buy microwave rice
1. Oil in pan
2. Beef in pan, cook for 1-2 mins
3. Veggies in pan, lower the heat to 75%
4. Cook for 5 mins and optionally add soy sauce and maybe some chicken powder (Knorr's)
5. Add microwave rice to pan, cook for another 5 mins while mixing
6. Serve
Total time: Under 15 mins, one pan used. Prep time: 0 mins, other than shopping.
Well I shared it here because it’s adaptable to whatever your maximum level of effort is. You could not marinate and just coat the meat and let it sit while the pan heats and you chop veg. You could also buy pre-chopped veg, most grocery stores around me sell mixed onion and green bell pepper already chopped, often as a fajita mix. That would work very well for this. And the only perishable ingredients are very common and is otherwise mostly pantry staples that you’ll use for many other recipes. It cooks in large batches easily and keeps well in the fridge.
I figured not everyone is looking for the absolute, bare minimum but still might be interested in a very low effort meal, even if it isn’t quite the lowest effort.
