This recipe is one we have been preparing for Drizzle Kitchen Private Chef clients for years. It’s a lovely recipe that is not only quick but very easy to put together. It’s happy tucked into a lettuce wrap or over a bowl of rice or with some rice noodles. It takes well to spinach being wilted into it, fresh basil topping it, stir fried broccoli folded into it…the list goes on and on.

It’s such a crowd pleaser also so if you need a meal to drop off with a neighbor or a meal to please a big group this one is it! The meat itself has just a few ingredients, ground beef (or pork), ginger, garlic, maple syrup, mirin and then either tamari, coconut aminos or my top-9 free No Soy Soy Sauce. Pretty straightforward and easy!

Some of my favorite sides to serve alongside:

-marinated cucumbers. peel and slice 4 mini cucumbers. grate about 1″ ginger, slice 1-2 green onions and mix that with the cucumbers then cover with seasoned rice vinegar.

–blistered snap peas. slice snap peas in half. heat a pan, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat and add a glug of grapeseed oil. Saute the snap peas until they start to slightly blister and take on color. Finish with sea salt.

-chopped broccoli. slice broccoli and saute in a bit of oil until cooked through. finish with sea salt.

-prepared kimchi

-thinly sliced radishes

-steamed rice

-cooked rice noodles

-butter lettuce leaves for wrapping

-fresh herbs for topping such as basil, mint, cilantro

 

xo, Kendra

 

Asian Beef Bowls

Free From: The Top-9 Food Allergens

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 30 minutes

 

• 1 pound ground beef or pork
• 2″ knob ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, grated or minced
• 1/2 c. mirin
• 1/2 c. No Soy Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos (if coconut is tolerable) or Tamari (if soy is tolerable)
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• Assorted things to serve alongside: steamed rice, rice noodles, cucumber salad, stir fried veggies, fresh herbs, butter lettuce for wraps

Directions

1. Heat a medium high sided pan over medium heat for 30 seconds or so. Add a swirl of grapeseed oil.
2. Crumble the ground beef or pork into the pan and cook until no longer pink, breaking apart with the back of a spoon.
3. Add the grated ginger and garlic and cook for 30 seconds until nice and fragrant.
4. Add the mirin, No Soy Soy Sauce and maple syrup and stir to coat. Place a lid on the pan, turn to low and cook for 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced by at least half.
5. Taste for seasoning, you may need to add a bit more salt, and serve over rice, rice noodles inside butter lettuce or over a plate of stir fried veggies!

Happy Foods are the Best Foods!