Beef Banh Mi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo, Carrot & Pickled Cucumber

Prepare

1. 🥄Add'l ingredients: mayonnaise, siracha
2. 🔥1

Steps

1. 🔥Place rice in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse until water runs clear.
2. 🧂Add to a small pot with 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings) and a pinch of salt.

Cook

1. 🧂Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low.
2. 🍳Cook until rice is tender, 15 minutes.

Serve

1. 🍳Keep covered off heat for at least 10 minutes or until ready to serve.

Steps

1. 🫇2
2. 🍽️Meanwhile, wash and dry all produce.

Prepare

1. 🍽️Peel and finely chop garlic.

Steps

1. 🌿Zest and quarter lime (for 4 servings, zest 1 lime and quarter both).

Prepare

1. ✨Trim and halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons.
2. 🥄Halve, peel, and medium dice onion.
3. 🔥Trim, peel, and grate carrot.

Steps

1. 🥄3

Prepare

1. 🔥In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, juice from half the lime, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt.
2. 🧂In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, a pinch of garlic, a squeeze of lime juice, and as much sriracha as you’d like.
3. 🍳Season with salt and pepper.

Steps

1. 🧂4
2. 🍳Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.

Cook

1. 🍳Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes.

Steps

1. 🫇Add beef, remaining garlic, and 2 tsp sugar (4 tsp for 4 servings).

Cook

1. 🍽️Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes.

Steps

1. 🌿Stir in soy sauce.

Prepare

1. ✨Turn off heat; taste and season with salt and pepper.

Steps

1. 🥄5
2. 🔥Fluff rice with a fork; stir in lime zest and 1 TBSP butter.
3. 🧂Divide rice between bowls.
4. 🍳Arrange beef, grated carrot, and pickled cucumber on top.
5. 🫇Top with a squeeze of lime juice.
6. 🍽️Drizzle with sriracha mayo.