Beef and Broccoli with Spicy Fig-Cacao Glaze - The Paleo Diet®

Ingredients

• 1 lb. flank steak
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup water, divided
• 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1⁄2 large yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 1 lb. broccoli, cut into bite-sized florets with up to 1” stems
• 1⁄2 lb. fresh figs, de-stemmed and cut into quarters
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 whole dried chile peppers (AIP – omit or sub)
• 1 Tbsp. arrowroot starch
• 3⁄4 cup no-sodium organic beef stock
• 1 Tbsp. pure cacao powder
• 1 tsp. cracked black pepper (AIP – omit or sub)
• 5 tsp. diced walnuts, slightly toasted (AIP – omit or sub)
• Cauliflower rice (optional)