Sticky Ground Beef Rice Bowl (Meal Prep)
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This sticky ground beef rice bowl is a quick, affordable meal prep recipe made with beef mince, rice, and a sweet-spicy Asian-inspired sauce. It's perfect for meal prepping as it's balanced, reheats well and freezer friendly. Plus, it's ready in 30 minutes so it's ideal for quick weeknight dinners. Note - ingredients can be approximate
Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g (1 lb) lean beef mince
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil, or other high heat oil e.g. avocado, canola
- 200 g (1 cup) rice, yields approx. 3 cups cooked
- 3 carrots, large
- 3 bunch bok choy
- spring onion, to serve - optional
Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon ginger, fresh recommended
- ¼ cup kecap manis, subs note 1
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 lime, fresh recommended
- 4 garlic cloves, fresh recommended
- 2 tablespoon crushed chilli, subs note 1
Instructions
Preparing
- Cook 200 g (1 cup) rice the way you like it or follow my tips and tricks.
- Mince or grate ginger and garlic and combine with the rest of the sauce ingredients: ¼ cup honey, 1 tsp ginger, ¼ cup kecap manis, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 lime, 4 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp crushed chilli
- Thinly slice or julienne 3 carrots
- Chop 3 bunch bok choy into bite-sized pieces
Cooking
- Add 1 tbsp sesame oil to a pan on medium-high heat and cook 500 g (1 lb) lean beef mince for approx. 5 minutes until mostly browned.
- It should still have some pink bits.
- Add veggies and mix until combined
- They won't wilt yet so the mixture could still be very thick and tall.
- Add sauce and allow it to come to the boil. Once bubbling, reduce heat to low and allow it to thicken for approx. 5 minutes.
- If it doesn't thicken, mix together 1 teaspoon cornflour with 2 tablespoon water to make a cornflour slurry and add to the sauce.
- Serve over rice and top with spring onion (optional)
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Notes
Note 1 - Kecap Manis
This is a sweet, slightly thicker soy sauce. If you don't have it, substitute with some Oyster sauce or even normal soy sauce. The flavour will be slightly less sweet, but you can compensate with some extra honey or a bit of brown sugar.
Storing
Store rice and beef on separate sides of the container to prevent rice going mushy. Store for 4 days in the fridge.
Reheating
Drizzle water over dish and reheat on 1 minute intervals until heated through (approx. 2-3 minutes). Make sure to stir for even heating.
Freezing
Freeze for 3-6 months and freeze beef and rice separately (if possible) to prevent mushiness.
Nutrition
Calories: 621kcalCarbohydrates: 91gProtein: 42gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 1357mgPotassium: 2359mgFiber: 10gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 36986IUVitamin C: 292mgCalcium: 728mgIron: 10mg
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