Firecracker Beef and Veggies

This sweet and spicy beef with five-ingredient firecracker sauce is a recipe worth craving. Serve it with brown rice noodles for a saucy noodle bowl or over rice for a quick and satisfying meal.

By @olivia.adriance

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 8 cups water salted
• 8 oz rice noodles optional - I used @lotusfoods - or serve over rice
• 0.5 cup sriracha
• 3 tbsp coconut sugar
• 3 tbsp honey
• 0.25 cup tamari
• 0.25 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp avocado oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 small crown broccoli cut into florets
• 1 bell pepper thinly sliced
• 0.33 cup water
• 0.5 cup green onions sliced
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Set a large stock pot of salted water to boil to make your noodles.
2. Whisk the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Heat the avocado oil in a large stainless steel skillet over medium heat.
4. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up as you go, until browned.
5. Using a paper towel, remove most of the accumulated grease.
6. Add onions and cook for 2-3 minutes then add the garlic and chili flakes, cooking for another minute.
7. Pour the sauce over ground beef in skillet and cook for 6-8 minutes until the sauce is beginning to caramelize.
8. Add the broccoli and bell pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
9. Add the water, stirring to incorporate, and let simmer for another 2 minutes to develop all that saucy goodness!
10. Add your cooked noodles to the firecracker beef and veggies, stirring for 1 minute to ensure the noodles are evenly coated in the sauce.
11. Serve with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.