Whip up classic Chinese flavours in an easy beef bowl with plenty of colourful veggies. It's simple, fast and tasty and beats takeaway any night of the week!
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1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. )
1 sachet
sesame seeds
(Contains Sesame; May be present: Gluten, Milk, Peanut, Soy, Wheat, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Pecan, Walnut. )
2 clove
garlic
1 knob
ginger
1
capsicum
1
zucchini
1
carrot
2 bunch
spring onions
1 sachet
hoisin sauce
(Contains Sesame, Soy;)
1 packet
beef mince
1 sachet
Southeast Asian Spice Blend
½ packet
Fine Breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy. )
1
Olive Oil
1.25 cup
water (for the rice)
¼ tsp
salt (for the rice)
2 tbs
water (for the sauce)
1 tsp
rice wine vinegar
1 tbs
soy sauce
(Contains Gluten, Soy;)
1
egg
(Contains Egg;)
¼ tsp
salt (for the beef)
In a medium saucepan, bring the water (for the rice) to the boil. Add the jasmine rice and the salt (for the rice), stir, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 12 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat and keep covered until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed, 10-15 minutes. TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!
While the rice is cooking, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast the sesame seeds, tossing, until golden, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Finely chop the garlic. Grate the ginger (unpeeled). Thinly slice the capsicum into strips. Cut the zucchini into thin sticks. Thinly slice the carrot (unpeeled) into half-moons. Thinly slice the spring onion. In a small bowl, combine the hoisin sauce, water (for the sauce), rice wine vinegar and soy sauce.
Return the frying pan to a high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. When the oil is hot, cook the capsicum, zucchini and carrot, tossing occasionally, until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add the ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
While the veggies are cooking, combine the beef mince, southeast Asian spice blend, egg, garlic, fine breadcrumbs (see ingredients), salt (for the beef) and 1/2 the spring onion. Using damp hands, shape a heaped spoonful of the beef mixture into a meatball. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the remaining mixture. You should get 5-6 meatballs per person.
Return the frying pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook the meatballs, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 8-10 minutes. Add the veggies and hoisin sauce mixture to the pan and toss to coat. Stir 1/2 the toasted sesame seeds through the rice.
Divide the sesame rice between bowls. Top with the hoisin beef meatballs and veggies. Sprinkle over the remaining sesame seeds and spring onion.