Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main ingredients
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500 g ground beef (beef mince)
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1 tbsp plain cooking oil, like canola or similar
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1 small onion, chopped into tiny bits
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2 minced garlic cloves
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3 tbsp chopped cilantro (or use green onion as an alternative)
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1/3 cup unsalted roasted cashews (or peanuts)
→ Sweet chili stir fry sauce
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2 tbsp rice vinegar (swap with cider vinegar if needed)
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1 tbsp oyster sauce
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2 tbsp sweet chili sauce (like Trident)
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2 tbsp fish sauce
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1 tbsp dark soy sauce
→ Sweet chili drizzle sauce
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3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
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1 minced garlic clove (use a garlic crusher for ease)
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2 tsp fish sauce
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2 tbsp lime juice (use rice vinegar if limes are costly)
→ For serving
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2 servings of jasmine rice (or any plain rice you like)
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Steamed veggies or fresh ones like cucumber, red onion slices, or cilantro
# Instructions:
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Combine drizzle sauce ingredients in a bowl. Leave it aside until serving.
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Stir up all stir fry sauce ingredients in a bowl. Leave this aside too for now.
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Warm up a large pan over medium-high heat, toss in the cashews, and toast them for about 2 minutes. Let them cool, then chop up roughly on a board.
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Add oil to the hot pan and throw in the garlic and onion. Cook for a minute, then add the ground beef. Break it apart as it cooks and wait for it to lose all pink color.
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Pour the stir fry sauce into the beef mixture. Stir and keep it cooking until the sauce thickens and coats the beef completely, about 3 to 4 minutes. Don’t skip this step—it’s crucial for flavor!
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Dish up the beef over warm rice. Add some steamed or fresh veggies on the side, drizzle on the sweet chili sauce, and scatter the chopped nuts and cilantro on top. Want more spice? Add fresh chili. Mix it all together and dig in!
# Notes:
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Caramelizing the beef with the sauce makes it way more flavorful.
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Change the spice by tweaking the sauce to suit kids or spice lovers.