Easy Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls
These Easy Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls are a quick and flavorful dinner featuring savory ground beef coated in a sweet chili garlic sauce, served over fluffy jasmine rice and topped with fresh cucumber, red onion, peanuts, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime. Perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep lunches, or a satisfying family meal.
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Medium saucepan or rice cooker
- Cutting board
- Chef's knife
- Wooden spoon or spatula
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing Bowl
- Serving bowls
Ingredients
For the Rice
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Sweet Chilli Beef
- 1 pound 450 g lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the Toppings
- 1 large cucumber diced
- ¼ cup red onion thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- ⅓ cup roasted peanuts chopped
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- 1 red chili thinly sliced
Instructions
- Rinse the jasmine rice under cold water until the water runs clear.
- Add the rice, water, and salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the rice rest, covered, for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
- While the rice cooks, heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the diced onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
- Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart with a spoon as it cooks. Drain excess grease if necessary.
- Stir in the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes, and black pepper.
- Simmer for 5-7 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the beef evenly. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Divide the cooked rice among four serving bowls.
- Spoon the sweet chili beef over the rice.
- Top with diced cucumber, sliced red onion, cilantro, chopped peanuts, and sliced chili.
- Serve with lime wedges and squeeze fresh lime juice over each bowl before eating.
Notes
Nutritional Information (Per Serving)
- Calories: 565
- Protein: 28 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 760 mg
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
