Thai Beef and Rice Broth Bowls

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Peanut & Herb Topping:

  • 1 C roughly chopped salted peanuts
  • 2 TBS sesame seeds
  • 1 TBS chili crisp oil
  • ⅛ TSP salt
  • 2 TBS chopped fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, chives, etc.)

Beef:

  • 1 LB lean ground beef
  • ¼ TSP salt
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 1 TBS garlic paste
  • 1 TBS ginger paste
  • 3 TBS low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 TBS rice vinegar
  • 2 TBS hoisin sauce
  • 1 TBS sesame oil
  • ½ TBS chili crisp oil
  • 2 TBS packed brown sugar

Broth:

  • 15 OZ full-fat coconut milk
  • 15 OZ low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 TBS peanut butter
  • ½ TBS chili crisp oil
  • 1 TBS lime juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

To Serve:

  • 4 C cooked white rice
  • 2 C cooked shelled edamame (or vegetables of choice)
  • Sesame or chili crisp oil (optional)

Peanut & Herb Topping:

  1. Add peanuts, sesame seeds and chili crisp oil to a large saute pan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes to toast. Sprinkle with the salt and stir. Let cool for a couple of minutes then toss with fresh chopped herbs.
  2. Transfer to a bowl.

Beef:

  1. Without wiping out the large saute pan turn heat to medium-high. Add ground beef along with the salt and pepper. Use a spatula to break up the beef as it cooks. Cook thoroughly.
  2. Stir in garlic and ginger pastes and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add the soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, chili crisp oil and brown sugar. Combine well and gently simmer for a few minutes, stirring occassionaly.

Broth:

  1. Add coconut milk, chicken broth, peanut butter, and chili crisp oil to a 3 QT pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer gently for a few minutes. Stir in lime juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Assembly:

  1. Add cooked rice and edamame (or other veg) to a bowl, spoon browned beef over top, ladle broth into the bowl, add peanuts and fresh herbs.
  2. Add a drizzle of chili crisp oil or sesame oil if desired.

Yields 6 servings.

Note: Don’t skip toasting the peanuts and sesame seeds first. Even just those few minutes in the warm oil makes them so much more fragrant, and it’s what gives the topping its “wow” factor.

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