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Thai Beef with Carrot Basil Salad

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Thai beef with carrot basil salad is a quick rice bowl with saucy ground beef, jasmine rice, and a crisp carrot herb salad.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 4 tablespoons lime juice, divided
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup clam juice
  • 2 tablespoons reducedsodium soy sauce
  • 1 cup chopped fresh basil, divided
  • 2 cups matchstick carrots
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large skillet.
2. Add ground beef and cook, breaking it apart, until browned and cooked through.
3. In a small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons lime juice, sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic, clam juice, and reducedsodium soy sauce.
4. Pour the sauce into the beef and cook until reduced by about half.
5. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup chopped basil.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons canola oil and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice.
7. Add carrots, green onions, cilantro, and remaining basil.
8. Toss the carrot salad to coat.
9. Divide cooked jasmine rice among bowls.
10. Top with the beef mixture and carrot basil salad.

Notes

  • Keep the carrot salad separate until serving if making bowls ahead.
  • Cook the beef sauce down so it coats the meat instead of pooling under the rice.

Find it online: https://www.wellnesswarrior.org/thai-beef-carrot-basil-salad/