Asian Ground Beef Stir Fry

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef (preferably 80% lean)
• 1 medium russet potato, peeled and diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 -4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• salt
• ground pepper
• olive oil
• 1 bunch cilantro, small bunch, roughly chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat skillet to medium heat and add about 3 tbsp olive oil.
• 2 add the onions and a little salt and pepper.
• 3 cook a few minutes until onions are almost translucent.
• 4 add garlic.
• 5 add potatoes and about 1 tablespoons more olive oil.
• 6 stir with onions and garlic.
• 7 cover skillet and let cook 4-5 minutes, stirring a couple times. potatoes should now be slightly fork tender.
• 8 add ginger, paprika and cayenne and stir.
• 9 make a “hole” in the mixture, exposing a small circle of the bottom of the skillet and add sesame oil to it.
• 10 stir ingredients well and let cook another couple minutes.
• 11 remove ingredients from skillet to a bowl and set aside.
• 12 add a little more olive oil and brown the ground beef.
• 13 mix in a dash of salt and pepper.
• 14 drain liquid, leaving a little bit in the pan.
• 15 add the onion/garlic/potato mixture back to pan and combine with beef.
• 16 add soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and stir well.
• 17 taste mixture and add whatever you think it needs. i usually add a little more ginger at this point. soy sauce adds tangy/salty flavor, rice wine vinegar is sour, etc.
• 18 after cooking a couple more minutes, add cilantro and stir well.
• 19 serve by itself or over steamed rice.
• 20 enjoy!