Thai Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main Ingredients
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1/3 cup roasted cashews, unsalted
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1 tbsp canola oil
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500 g beef mince (ground beef)
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1 small onion, finely chopped
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2 garlic cloves, finely minced
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3 tbsp roughly chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
→ Sweet Chilli Stir Fry Sauce
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2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
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2 tbsp fish sauce
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2 tbsp rice vinegar
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1 tbsp oyster sauce
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1 tbsp dark soy sauce
→ Sweet Chilli Drizzle Sauce
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1 garlic clove, minced
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3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
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2 tbsp lime juice
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2 tsp fish sauce
→ Serving
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Jasmine rice or other plain rice of choice
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Steamed or fresh vegetables such as chopped cucumber, coriander, and finely sliced red onion
# Instructions:
01 -
Mix garlic, sweet chilli sauce, lime juice, and fish sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
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Mix sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, oyster sauce, and dark soy sauce in a separate bowl. Set aside.
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Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the cashews and toast for 2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and roughly chop once cool.
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Heat canola oil in the same pan over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cooking for 1 minute. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until no longer pink.
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Add the stir fry sauce to the beef and cook, stirring, until the sauce reduces and caramelizes on the beef, about 3 to 4 minutes.
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Serve the beef over rice with steamed or fresh vegetables on the side. Top with chopped cashews and coriander. Drizzle the prepared sauce over everything, mix, and enjoy.
# Notes:
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Do not skip cooking the sauce until it caramelizes; this step adds depth of flavor.