Beef and Peas Rice Bowls

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 400 g ground beef
• 2 tbsp onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 ½ chicken cube (or 1 beef cube) dissolved in ¾ warm water
• 4 tbsp oyster sauce
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ cup frozen green peas
• 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 tbsp water
• Cooked white rice, to serve

Instructions:

1. In a wok or deep skillet with high heat, add cooking oil.
2. Add in garlic and onion. Cook until onion is translucent.
3. Add ground beef until no longer pink, making sure to break up any large pieces.
4. Add rice vinegar and chicken (or beef) stock.
5. Reduce heat to low and bring to a simmer.
6. Add in oyster sauce, soy sauce, ground black pepper and sesame oil (if using).
7. Put a lid on and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
8. Add in green peas and let cook for about a minute.
9. Add in cornstarch slurry, while stirring constantly.
10. Cook until the sauce has thicken or has reached your desired consistency.
11. Place your cooked white rice in a bowl and top with cooked beef.

Notes:

Instead of dissolving chicken/beef cubes, you can use store-bought or homemade stock – the taste will be way better, I am sure. But I didn’t have it in my kitchen.

If you like this dish sweet, you can add little honey or brown sugar until desired taste is achieved. You can also add any spicy stuff like cayenne or chili flakes.  

If you prefer removing the peas, you can also do that. I love the texture, so I kept them in the recipe. You may also use spring onions.