Nutritious Spicy Beef Rice Bowl

Nutrition per serve

Ingredients

• 125g brown rice
• 1pcs lime
• 1bunch makrut lime leaves
• 1clove garlic
• 200g cabbage
• 1bunch coriander
• 1pcs carrot
• 1pcs Lebanese cucumber
• 20g roasted peanuts
• 1pcs bird's eye chilli
• 300g lean beef mince
• 15ml neutral-flavoured oil
• 13ml soy sauce
• 2pcs egg
• 3ml white vinegar

Method

1. Step 1 — Cook rice
   Fill a medium saucepan three-quarters full with water and bring to the boil. Add the rice and cook for 25-27 mins until tender. Drain.
2. Step 2 — Start prep
   While the rice is cooking, bring a small saucepan of water to the boil for the eggs. Finely grate the zest of half the lime, then juice the half. Cut the remaining lime into wedges. Separate the lime leaves, remove the central vein and finely chop. Crush or finely chop the garlic. Coarsely chop the cabbage. Finely chop the coriander, including the stems.
3. Step 3 — Finish prep
   Shred the carrot using a julienne peeler or coarsely grate with a box grater. Thinly slice the cucumber on an angle. Coarsely chop the peanuts. Thinly slice the chilli, removing the seeds if less heat is desired (or you can omit the chilli if preferred). To make the dressing, whisk 2 tsp lime juice, 3 tsp oil and ½ tsp soy sauce in a bowl until combined.
4. Step 4 — Cook eggs
   Cook 2 eggs in the pan of boiling water for 6 mins for soft-boiled, or 8 mins for hard-boiled. Drain, then cool in cold water.
5. Step 5 — Cook beef mixture
   BEEF OPTION Meanwhile, heat 1 tsp oil in a medium frypan over high heat. Cook beef mince and cabbage, breaking up lumps with a spoon, for 3-4 mins until beef is browned. Add the lime zest, lime leaves, garlic and 2 tsp soy sauce and cook, stirring, for 1 min. Stir in coriander and ½ tsp white vinegar. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Step 6 — Get ready to serve
   Peel and quarter the eggs. Divide the rice, beef mixture, carrot, cucumber and egg among bowls. Drizzle with the dressing and scatter with the peanuts and chilli. Serve with the lime wedges.

Allergens

Soy, Egg, Peanut