• Before starting, preheat the oven to 450˚F. Wash and dry all produce.
• Heat a medium pot over medium-high. When hot, add sesame seeds. 
• Toast for 2-3 min, stirring often, until golden. (TIP: Keep your eye on them so they don't burn!) Transfer to a small bowl.
• To the same pot, add 1 cup (2 cups) water, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high.
• Meanwhile, using a strainer, rinse rice until water runs clear.

• To the boiling water, stir in rice, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 13-15 min, until rice is tender and water is absorbed. Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
• While rice cooks, thiny slice green onions, keeping green and white parts separate.
• Halve zucchini lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch half moons.
• Thinly slice mushrooms.

• Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
• While the pan heats, pat steaks dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
• When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then steaks. Cook for 1-2 min per side, until browned.
• Remove from heat and transfer steaks to an unlined baking sheet. Roast in the middle of the oven 7-12 min, until cooked to desired doneness.**
• When steaks are done, transfer to a clean cutting board to rest for 2-3 min.
• Carefully wipe out pan.

• Reheat the same pan over medium-high.
• When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, zucchini and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 min, stirring often, until veggies begin to soften.
• While veggies cook, to a medium bowl, add soy sauce-mirin blend, sesame oil, sweet chili sauce and ginger-garlic puree. Stir to combine.

• To the pan of veggies, add carrots and green onion whites. Cook 2-3 min, stirring often, until veggies are tender-crisp,.
• Stir in half the sauce mixture and any beef resting juices. Cook 1-2 min, stirring often, until sauce is absorbed.

• Fluff rice with fork. Stir in half the sesame seeds.
• Halve steaks lengthwise, then thinly slice.
• Divide rice between bowls.
• Top with veggies and steak.
• Spoon remaining sauce over steak.
• Sprinkle remaining green onions and sesame seeds over top.

If you've opted for striploin steak, cook in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook sirloin steak.