with Jasmine Rice, Crispy Onions & Cilantro

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Hello Fresh

Ground beef and green beans are coated in a sumptuous, sweet chili sauce, then topped with fresh cilantro and crispy fried onions. Everything comes together over a bed of fluffy rice.
Prep: 5 Cook: 20

• 1oz sweet Thai chili sauce
• 1lime
• 1oz crispy fried onions
• 4TBS sweet soy glaze
• ¾cup jasmine rice
• 10oz ground beef
• ¼oz cilantro
• 6oz green beans
• salt & pepper
• sugar
• cooking oil
• butter

Cook rice:

In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, for 15-18 minutes.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Prep:

Meanwhile, wash and dry produce.

Trim green beans, if necessary, cut crosswise into 2-inch-long pieces. Quarter lime. Pick cilantro leaves from stems, roughly chop leaves.

Cook beef:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef, season with salt and pepper. Using a spatula, press into an even layer. Cook, undisturbed, until browned on bottom, 3- to 4 minutes.

Break up meat into pieces and continue cooking until beef is cooked through, 2- to 4 minutes more.

Tip: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.

Cook green beans:

While beef cooks, in a medium microwave-safe bowl, add green beans and a splash of water, cover bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave until tender, 1- to 2 minutes.

Tip: No microwave? No problem! Steam green beans in a small pot with a splash of water until just tender, 5- to 7-minutes.

Carefully drain any excess water.

Finish stir-fry:

To pan with beef, stir in cooked green beans, sweet Thai chili sauce, 2½ TBS sweet soy glaze (be sure to measure), 1 TBS butter, and ½ tsp sugar. Cook, stirring, until beef mixture is thoroughly coated, 1- to 2-minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in a squeeze of lime juice to taste.

Finish & serve:

Fluff rice with a fork, stir in 1 TBS butter. Season with salt and pepper.

Divide rice between bowls and top with stir-fry. Sprinkle with crispy fried onions and chopped cilantro. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.