Top Chef Inspired Dinner

Hi all! My partner and I are trying to throw together a fun little top chef night in our apartment. We've got the appetizer and dessert locked in; the app will be a beef tartare with pho spices and herbs and rice paper crackers, and for dessert we're doing an orange gooey butter cake with a bruleed top and dark chocolate ganache.

We're super stuck on entree, though. The only real barriers we're working against are that my partner doesn't like the texture of braised meats, and I have the cilantro gene. Does anyone have an idea of what entree might go well with both of those dishes?