Description
Sweet and savory thai inspired beef mince with stir fried red peppers and green beans, over rice noodles topped with fresh basil
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium size onion, finely chopped or sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper
- 2 cups green beans, cut into 2” strips
- 16oz pasture raised beef mince (see notes)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2–3 tbsp brown sugar
- thumb size fresh ginger, skin off and finely chopped
- 2–3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 handfuls fresh basil, stems removed
- olive oil or avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Thai rice noodles – 3-4 portions (see packet instructions)/ or jasmine rice, see notes
- fresh lime (optional)
- fresh chopped chilies (optional)
Instructions
- Bring your water to the boil and cook the rice noodles according to packet instructions – set a timer while these cook in the background – nothing worse than soggy noodles.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the mince, salt, soy sauce and a tbsp of sugar. Mix well. Set a large frying pan over a high heat and add a dash of olive oil. Once the surface is hot, add the mince and stir regularly for 5-7 mins until golden brown. Remove the mince from the pan (leaving any juices/oil) and set the pan back down over the heat, turning it down a little.
- Add another dash of olive oil if needed and add the green beans. Fry for 3-4 mins tossing regularly, then remove from the heat and repeat with the red peppers.
- Once the red peppers are almost ready, add the fresh ginger, sesame oil, green beans and let this simmer for 30 seconds/1 min more (do not go over this time as the sesame oil burns really easily).
- Add your mince back into the pan, fish sauce, another 1 – 2 tbsp sugar (depends on your sweet/savory tooth) and turn down the heat to let this simmer for 2-3 mins. Add 3/4 of your basil and stir in, turning off the heat.
- Serve your mince over the rice noodles, garnishing the remaining basil on top, with a wedge of fresh lime if you like. I add my chopped chillies separately because my husband is a big baby, and can’t eat hot food!
Notes
See notes section
- Category: Lunch/Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian