Ponzu Beef Bowl

• Total time: 30 minutes
  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Post-cook time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings
• Modified from: EveryPlate

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Inventory

Ingredients

• Cooked white rice, for serving
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 lime
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 bunch scallions
• 1 small cucumber
• ½ tsp granulated sugar
• Kosher salt
• 2 T mayonnaise
• Wasabi or sriracha
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Neutral oil
• 1½ lb ground beef
• 4 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 T ponzu sauce
• 1 T unsalted butter
• 3 oz matchstick carrots

Special Equipment

• Medium bowl
• Small bowl
• Large skillet

Instructions

Prepare

Cook white rice before prepping ingredients.

1. Peel, mince
   • 2 cloves garlic
2. Zest, quarter
   • 1 lime
3. Dice
   • 1 yellow onion
4. Thinly slice, separating whites from greens
   • 1 bunch scallions
5. Thinly slice into half-moons
   • 1 small cucumber
6. In medium bowl
   1. Add
      • Sliced cucumber
      • Juice from half the lime
      • ½ tsp granulated sugar
      • Pinch of kosher salt
   2. Set aside to quick-pickle, stirring occasionally
7. In small bowl
   • 2 T mayonnaise
   • Pinch of garlic
   • Squeeze of lime juice
   • Wasabi or sriracha
   • Kosher salt
   • Freshly ground black pepper

Cook

1. In large skillet over medium-high
   1. 4-5 min - until softened
      • Neutral oil
      • 1 diced yellow onion
      • 1 bunch scallion whites
   2. 4-5 min - until almost cooked through
      • 1½ lb ground beef
      • Remaining garlic
      • 4 tsp granulated sugar
   3. Remove from heat
   4. Add
      • 2 T ponzu sauce
      • Kosher salt
      • Freshly ground black pepper
2. To rice
   1. Fluff with fork
   2. Add
      • 1 T unsalted butter
      • Lime zest
      • Kosher salt

Post-cook

1. Add to bowl
   1. Lime rice
   2. Cooked beef
   3. 3 oz matchstick carrots, pickled cucumber
   4. 1 bunch scallion greens
   5. Lime juice
   6. Wasabi mayo

Notes

Storage

• Will keep in airtight container at room temperature or in the refridgerator for about a week