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Ground beef stir fry in a bowl on top of rice with chopsticks on the side.
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Ground Beef Stir Fry

This Chinese inspired ground beef stir fry with green beans is an easy and quick meal to make. It comes together in about 20 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: green beans, ground beef, Meal prep
Servings: 4
Author: August DeWindt

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 6 oz green beans fresh, cut in half
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp ginger paste or fresh ginger minced
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ¼ c soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp shoaxing cooking wine optional
  • MSG optional, a small pinch
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Scallions sliced

Instructions

  • Heat a wok or pan over medium high heat and add the ground beef. Brown the ground beef while chopping up into smaller pieces. Once browned, drain the liquid formed from the ground beef. I like to use a paper towel to soak the liquid up.
    Ground beef browned and excess liquid being removed.
  • While the ground beef browns I like to mix together the soy sauce, hoisin sauce and honey in a small bowl.
  • Add in the green beans to the ground beef and stir around for about two minutes. Add the red pepper flakes, ginger paste, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and honey. As well as the shoaxing wing and msg if using. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
    Ground beef and green beans cooking in a wok.
  • Stir all the ingredients together very well and let cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the scallions. Serve, eat and enjoy!
    Ground beef and green beans topped with scallions and sesame seeds in a wok.

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Notes

  • This recipe will result in crunchy green beans. If you want them softer and a little more charred I recommend cooking the green beans for about 4 minutes with some oil before cooking the ground beef. Remove from the pan and then add the green beans back in later on. 

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1036mg | Potassium: 470mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 591IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg