Spicy beef in normally always on a Chinese takeaway menu. I didn’t want to recreate this dish but I did want to try and make it from scratch. Before I started cooking I went to the pantry to look for ingredients I would need to make this meal. I also wanted this dish to be simple so I have only used ginger. You can add as much or as little as you like. The dish was easy but also very tasty. It was a meal that we all enjoyed and it was so much better than buying it from a takeaway too. We loved it and we hope you will too.
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Equipment
- Saucepans x 2
- Colander
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
- Stirring spoon
Ingredients
- Mince or ground beef x 500g
- Onion x 1
- Red pepper x 1
- Carrot x 1
- Spinach x 1 1 handful
- Brown rice x 300g
- Ground ginger x 1 – 3 tsp
- Garlic x 2 cloves
- Tamari or soy sauce x 1 tbsp
- Apple cider vinegar x 2 tbsps
- Tomato puree x 2 tbsps
- Honey or a sugar of your choice x 2 tbsps
- Bone broth x 600mls
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Measure the rice and put it into the saucepan.
- Place the rice under the tap and add water.
- Move the rice around in the pan.
- The water should start to discolour with the starch from the rice.
- Pour through the colander and repeat the process once or twice more.
- By the end of the process the water should start to look more clear.
- Put the saucepan onto the hob and pour over the bone broth, chicken stock, vegetable stock or water.
- There must be enough to cover the rice and then two centimetres above the top of where the rice sits in the pan.
- Sprinkle in salt to your tastes.
- Put the pan onto a high heat on the hob and put the lid on.
- Let the pan come to the boil.
- When the pan is boiling turn the heat down to a medium heat.
- Leave the pan to simmer until all of the liquid has disappeared.
- It will take a little while to cook the rice so please be patient.
- On my hob it takes a good 30 minutes but other hobs my be different.
- Once the liquid has disappeared remove from the heat.
- Be careful towards the end as the rice can sometimes stick to the base of the pan.
- Towards the end be sure to check by putting the spoon in the rice to see if there is any liquid left.
- If there is no liquid fluff it with the spoon.
- However if there is liquid put the lid back on and leave for a further few minutes.
- Continue this process until all the liquid disappears.
- In the small glass bowl mix the tamari, apple cider vinegar, tomato puree, honey or sugar of your choice, ground ginger and garlic.
- Mix these ingredients together and set the bowl aside.
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- Peel and grate the carrot.
- Slice the top from the red pepper and remove the core and the stalk.
- Now slice and dice the flesh.
- Next peel, slice and dice the onion.
- Squash the garlic under the knife and remove the skin.
- Slice the garlic as thinly as possible.
- Put the other saucepan onto a high heat on the hob.
- Add oil to the base of the pan and leave it to heat up.
- When the pan is hot add the onion in and fry until it starts to soften.
- Next add in the red pepper and fry for a further five minutes.
- If the pan starts to get to hot and the ingredients stick to the base turn the heat down and add a little water to loosen them.
- Next add in the carrot and fry for a further few minutes.
- Add in the beef and fry until it starts to turn golden brown.
- Pour over the mixture you made earlier and stir into the other ingredients in the pan.
- Add in the cooked rice and stir everything together.
- Chop the spinach and add this in too until it starts to wilt in the pan.
- Remove the meal from the hob and serve.
- Then enjoy.
Spicy Beef Stir Fry Rice was a great dinner. It was easy to prepare and cook. The dish can be eaten as leftovers the next day. Don’t leave it any longer than a day and sadly the meal can’t be frozen either. As soon as rice is cooked is starts to produce germs that aren’t good for our stomachs. It’s best to eat rice as soon as possible. However you decide to eat this meal, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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