Beef can be prepared in many rich and diverse ways, but all of them are delicious, including minced beef rice. Today, TasteVN will share with you 2 eye-catching and tasty recipes for minced beef rice. Let’s get cooking to make this fried dish!
1. Minced Beef Rice with Lemon Basil
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Minced Beef Rice with Lemon Basil For 2 people
Rice 2 cups Chicken egg 1 piece Lemon basil 5 gr Cooking oil 45 ml Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Minced garlic 1.5 tablespoons Sugar/ seasoning powder A little Lemon juice/ vinegar A little
What is lemon basil? Where to buy lemon basil?
Lemon basil is a fragrant plant, belonging to the mint family. The leaves of lemon basil have a light lemon scent and the flowers are pink-purple. The leaves, stems, and seeds can be used and processed in various ways, such as extracting into functional foods, oils, teas…
You can find lemon basil at herbal stalls in markets, herbal shops, or e-commerce sites with prices ranging from 55,000 – 120,000 / 1kg (price updated in February 2021).
How to Prepare Minced Beef with Vietnamese Basil Rice
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Mix and Fry the Rice
Combine two bowls of rice with 1 chicken egg, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce. Mix the ingredients thoroughly so that the seasoning is evenly absorbed into the rice.
Heat a pan on the stove, add 30ml of cooking oil, and sauté 1 tablespoon of minced garlic until fragrant, then add the rice and fry. While frying, make sure to stir evenly and break the rice into individual grains for better taste.
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Prepare the Ingredients
To clean and remove the odor from the beef, you can soak the beef in a mixture of lemon juice and vinegar for about 2 – 3 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain, afterwards chop and mince the meat.
Note: For this dish, you don’t need to mince the meat too finely; just chop it moderately is sufficient.Wash 5g of Vietnamese basil with salt water and let it drain, then chop it into bite-sized pieces.
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Stir-fried beef
Place a pan on the stove, add 15ml of cooking oil and sauté 1 teaspoon of garlic until fragrant. Once fragrant, add the beef to stir-fry, then add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
Once the beef is just cooked, turn the heat up high and add all the chopped Thai basil and stir quickly. Stir-fry until the beef sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The ground beef with Thai basil dish is simple yet delicious and nutritious. The sweet and chewy flavor of the beef combined with the special aroma of Thai basil will surely make you drool.
2. Ground beef with Hong Kong egg rice
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Stir-fried minced beef
Peel and wash the onion, then chop it into small cubes. Place a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add the diced onion and stir-fry until the onion is fragrant and slightly translucent, then add the minced beef.
Add another 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of Shaoxing wine, 60g of peas, and 3 tablespoons of water to the minced beef. Use chopsticks to stir well over medium heat for 5 – 7 minutes until the minced beef is evenly cooked. When the beef is cooked, turn off the stove and add a little ground pepper for aroma.
Completion
Put hot rice into a bowl, add the hot minced beef on top of the rice. Crack an egg over the minced beef and sprinkle chopped green onion on top to finish the bowl of Hong Kong-style minced beef rice.
Final Product
Hot rice served with beef and raw eggs is rich, delicious, and incredibly appetizing. Just trying it once will make you remember the delicious flavor of this dish forever. Don’t forget to refresh your menu with this Hong Kong-style minced beef rice dish.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Beef
- You should choose beef that is bright red, has a slight bounce when pressed, is not cold, and has no unpleasant smell.
- Do not buy beef that is slightly dark and mushy. When pressed, it should not fall apart and should have some bounce.
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TasteVN has shared with you the secret to making 2 dishes of minced beef rice really simply, right? Wish you success in your cooking!
