ginger cashew beef

This recipe that I adapted from Half Baked Harvest is my absolute FAVORITE right now. It makes me feel like a fancy chef & it only takes 30 minutes to throw together! The vibrant colors & depth of flavor will transport you straight to your favorite Thailand itself. ;)

What you’ll need:

For the beef:

• 3 Tbsp sesame oil

• 2 lb grass-fed, organic ground beef

• 3 cups broccoli

• 1 sweet or yellow onion

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, chopped

• 1 cup raw, unsalted cashews

• 1/3 cup coconut aminos

• 1/3 c sweet Thai red chile sauce

• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar

• black pepper to taste

For the mango salsa:

• 3 mangos, chopped

• 1/2 c basil, chopped

• 3 green onions, chopped

• 2 Tbsp lime juice

For the coconut rice:

• 1 (14 oz) can coconut milk

• 2 cups basmati rice

• 3/4 c bone broth

Instructions:

1. In a large pot, combine oil, beef, & black pepper. Cook over medium heat until beef is fully browned. Add the broccoli, onion, garlic, ginger, & cashews. Cook for 2 minutes..

2. Add coconut aminos, sweet Thai chili sauce, & rice vinegar. Turn heat to low.

3. To make mango salsa, combine mango, lime juice, basil, & green onion in a bowl.

4. To make coconut rice, bring coconut milk & bone broth to a light boil. Add a pinch of salt. Add rice & turn heat to low. Simmer (covered) for 20 minutes, then turn heat off and let sit for another 10 minutes with the lid still on. Remove the lid & fluff the rice with a fork.

5. Serve beef over a bed of rice & top with mango salsa. Enjoy!

dietitian’s notes:

• Cooked & cooled rice is a great source of resistant starch, which helps to feed your good gut bacteria! I know it sounds weird, but in the cooling process rice develops more resistant starch. Perks to eating it as a leftover (yes, you can reheat it)! But don’t let it sit in the fridge for more than 2 days as it can get moldy quickly. I recently learned from a professional chef that it’s actually illegal to serve rice that’s more than a day old in Japan!

• Cook your rice in bone broth to increase the mineral and protein content. An easy way to uplevel your nutrition game.

• I like to use coconut aminos in place of soy sauce as a less processed alternative free of MSG.

Let me know if you make this & tag me @jennymahoneyrdn on Instagram!