Beef Banh Mi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo, Carrot & Pickled Cucumber
personRecipeLibrary
Vietnamese Beef recipe supplied by TheMealDB.
schedulePrep 0 min
local_fire_departmentCook 0 min
publicVietnamese speedmedium
Source: TheMealDB
Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from TheMealDB record 52997.
Provider record: TheMealDB meal 52997 · updated snapshot-d00b1df9c3351495
License: TheMealDB API Terms · Recipe data and artwork supplied by TheMealDB.
Ingredients
Scale
- White Rice
- 1 Onion
- 1 Lime
- 3 Garlic Clove
- 1 Cucumber
- 3 oz Carrots
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 2 oz Soy Sauce
Directions
- Add'l ingredients: mayonnaise, siracha
- 1
- Place rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse until water runs clear. Add to a small pot with 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings) and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15 minutes. Keep covered off heat for at least 10 minutes or until ready to serve.
- 2
- Meanwhile, wash and dry all produce. Peel and finely chop garlic. Zest and quarter lime (for 4 servings, zest 1 lime and quarter both). Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Halve, peel, and medium dice onion. Trim, peel, and grate carrot.
- 3
- In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, juice from half the lime, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, a pinch of garlic, a squeeze of lime juice, and as much sriracha as you’d like. Season with salt and pepper.
- 4
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add beef, remaining garlic, and 2 tsp sugar (4 tsp for 4 servings). Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce. Turn off heat; taste and season with salt and pepper.
- 5
- Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest and 1 TBSP butter. Divide rice between bowls. Arrange beef, grated carrot, and pickled cucumber on top. Top with a squeeze of lime juice. Drizzle with sriracha mayo.