Recipe 12
Sticky Asian beef with smashed cucumber
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Ingredients
Smashed cucumber salad
- 1 cucumber, smashed and roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Sticky beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 500 g beef mince, preferably lean if aiming for the protein claim
- 150–200 g mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2–3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1–2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 1–2 spring onions, sliced
- 1 fresh chilli, sliced
To serve
- Cooked white rice
Recipe notes
Notes
- Good as meal prep: keep the cucumber salad separate until serving if you want it crunchy.
7 steps
Method
Step 1 of 7
- Mix the smashed cucumber with spring onions, chilli flakes, sesame seeds, soy sauce, mirin, and sesame oil. Toss until evenly coated and set aside.
Step 2 of 7
- Fry the onion for a couple of minutes.
Step 3 of 7
- Add the beef mince and chopped mushrooms. Cook until the beef is browned.
Step 4 of 7
- Add the garlic, oyster sauce, mirin, soy sauce, and sweet chilli sauce.
Step 5 of 7
- Continue frying over high heat until the beef looks sticky and caramelised.
Step 6 of 7
- Stir through spring onion and fresh chilli.
Step 7 of 7
- Serve with cooked white rice and the smashed cucumber salad.
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7 stepsA few ingredients
- 1 cucumber, smashed and roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
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- 01
Mix the smashed cucumber with spring onions, chilli flakes, sesame seeds, soy sauce, mirin, and sesame oil. T...
- 02
Fry the onion for a couple of minutes.
- 03
Add the beef mince and chopped mushrooms. Cook until the beef is browned.
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