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Mongolian Less-Beef Over Rice with Broccoli

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A sweet and savory Asian inspired dish, this meal is super filling and delicious. It uses 1lb of lean ground beef for 6 servings, reducing meat consumption and cost by adding lentils to the meat. If you don’t like lentils that much, you should still give this a try! The lentils really blend in with the meat.

Ingredients

  • 1 jar or can of baby corn, chopped
  • 1 can of brown or green lentils
  • 1 bunch of Fresh Green Onions, chopped (greens separated from the whites)
  • 1 lb 93 Percent Ground Beef
  • 1-1.5 tbsp(s), brown sugar
  • 8 cloves Garlic, minced
  • Another 4 cloves minced garlic, seprate
  • 1 tbsp Minced Ginger
  • 3 tbsps Cornstarch
    • 1/2 tbsp seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 5 tsp Chili Garlic sauce
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce
  • 1 cup Beef Broth (or a beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup of water)
  • 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1.50 cup dry Jasmine Rice
  • 1.50 lb(s), Broccoli crowns
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  1. Chop your broccoli into small floret pieces. Set aside.
  2. Thoroughly rinse your rice.
  3. Saute your 4 cloves of minced garlic  in the 1 tablespoon of sesame oil for 1-2 minutes, just until fragrant.
  4. Add your rice and saute for another 2 minutes, then add 2.5 cups of water and the 1 tsp of salt.
  5. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook for 18-20 minutes or until tender, adding more water if needed. 
  6. Let stand for 5 minutes, covered.
  7. In a large pot or skillet, brown your beef with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil until cooked through and no longer pink. 
  8. Add the 8 cloves minced garlic, minced ginger and the white parts of your green onions. Cook for another minute.
  9. Add the chili garlic sauce, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, hoisin sauce and half the beef broth. 
  10. In a bowl or measuring cup, whisk the cornstarch into the other half of your broth. Pour that into your pan.
  11. Continue to cook on medium-low heat until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally.  Taste and add more brown sugar or soy sauce as needed.
  12. Toss in the greens of your green onions and cook for an additional minute.
  13. Steam your broccoli to your tenderness preference.
  14. Serve the beef over and broccoli rice.

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