Bowls are the in thing in 2017. I’m not usually one who follows the trend but I gotta admit, food bowls are so easy and convenient to make and it’s usually filled with lotsa veggies for your micronutrients (aka vitamins and minerals!). One word. Simple.
This beef bowls is so quick to make (total cooking time is probably ten minutes) provided you have all the ingredients prepped before hand and it still tastes amazing on the 4th day – YAS I totally had this 4 days in a row lol.
Grab your recipe book, pen this down, get the ingredients, and get preppin’. Don’t forget to tell me how it is either on the comments section below, on YouTube, or on Instagram at @asianmealprep. Would love to see your creations!
This recipe is inspired by the Asian Beef Bowl on RecipeTin Eats. Thanks for the inspiration, Nagi! I love your site.
Healthy Asian ‘Beef on Basmati’ Bowls
Makes – 4 meals
Time needed – 20 minutes
Cost – ~$3.60 per meal
Here’s what you need:
- 500g lean minced beef
- 1tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp black rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 whole capsicum, sliced and cut to liking
- 200g spring onions, cut to 1cm length
- 100g corn kernels
- 1 medium red onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Dash of white pepper
- Sesame seeds for garnishing
Here’s how you do it:
- Heat non stick wok with olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add in garlic and onions and stir fry for 2 mins until fragrant.
- Add in beef and cook for a few minutes till it’s halfway done.
- Add in hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar and sesame oil and stir fry for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add in all your veggies and mix them well with the beef. Before removing from heat, add a dash of white pepper, stir it one last time and you’re done!
- Let it cool completely and build your meals with 100g of basmati rice and equal amount of beef!
How much this costs:
*Keep in mind that this numbers are a rough guide. It depends on where you buy it and when. You can definitely save more money if you purchase in wet markets etc. At the end of the day it’s possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank. Also, ~ denotes the items that should already be in your pantry for a long time or it’s a very small amount.
- 500g lean minced beef $8.25
- 1tbsp hoisin sauce $0.20
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce $0.40
- 1 tbsp black rice vinegar $0.10
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil ~
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil $0.20
- 1 whole capsicum, sliced and cut to liking $1.50
- 150g spring onions, cut to 1cm length $2.00
- 100g corn kernels $1.20
- 1 medium red onion, sliced $0.30
- 3 cloves garlic, minced ~
- Dash of white pepper ~
- Sesame seeds for garnishing ~
Total price = ~$14.15
Price per serve = ~ $3.60
Nutrition Information
The nutrition information below is based on the ingredients I’ve used above. It may not be an accurate representation of your meal. This is based on an equal amount of beef on 100g of cooked basmati rice.
Calories 540 Protein 37.3g Carbs 41.6g Sugar 4.6g Fibre 2.6g Fats 23.7g Sat Fat 8.2g
