Sticky Beef Mince Stir Fry
With low cost ingredients, a delicious sticky sauce and a cooking time of 15 minutes, this Beef Mince Stir Fry is an ideal midweek beef mince recipe.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Vegetable oil
- 500 g Beef mince
- 2 tsp Garlic See notes
- 2 tsp Ginger puree See notes
- 200 g Green beans Trimmed and cut in half
For the sauce:
- 1 tbsp Cornflour
- 3 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 100 ml Water
To garnish:
- Sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, deep saucepan over a medium high heat and add the mince. Brown all over cooking for 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger and green beans and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- While this is cooking, make up the sauce by putting the cornflour in a jug or bowl and gradually mixing in the soy sauce (do this gradually so it doesn't go lumpy). Then add in the other ingredients and stir until smooth.
- Turn the heat up to high, pour in sauce and let it bubble for 2-3 minutes and coat everything.
- Serve over rice, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Notes
Garlic and ginger: I used prepared tubes for this to speed things up, but if you prefer to use fresh use 2 cloves of garlic crushed and about 1 inch of ginger finely chopped
Batch cook: You can make this in bulk and portion up for another day as it freezes so well.
Beef mince: I like 5% but use whichever one you usually buy to your own taste or budget. You could swap the meat for turkey or chicken mince if you’d like. Either would work well
Frozen veggies: These are fine to use instead of fresh if you prefer
Gluten free: Find alternatives for the soy sauce (tamari) and oyster sauce if you want this to be gluten-free
Making a ‘slurry’: This is a trick to thicken the sauce without ending up with floury lumps. First you add cornflour to a small bowl, mug or jug, then use a little liquid from a dish (a spoonful or two) to mix the cornflour into a paste consistency. Add that back into the dish’s sauce
Serving suggestion: Rice or noodles
Nutrition
Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1088mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 4mg