Thai Beef Rice With Mangetout

Covid increases the awareness of remote working luckily. As a graphic designer, I was spending so much time on the computer; this was causing not having enough time for shopping or cooking. Eventually, I started to gain weight and eat junk food a lot. To stop this, I searched for an online food ordering service and decided to go with Gousto. I loved their branding and brand messaging, as well as their recipes. Since I’m Turkish and enjoy the Mediterranean diet, their recipes were the closest one to my taste. To keep everything in my archive, I’m writing their recipes in here too for future reference.

Recipe for 2

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lime
• ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
• 250g beef mince
• 300g steamed white basmati rice
• 20g Thai red curry paste
• 10g basil
• 80g mangetout
• 16g tomato paste
• 15 g ginger paste
• 5.5g beef stock mix

METHOD

1. Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat. Once hot, add the beef mince and sprinkle in the beef stock mix. Cook for 3-4 min or until the beef is browned all over, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go.
2. Add the mangetout to the pan and cook for 1 min until starting to soften.
3. Add the Thai red curry paste, ginger paste and half of the chilli flakes to the pan and cook for 1 min further or until fragrant.
4. Meanwhile, chop the basil finely, including the stalks. Slice the lime into wedges
5. Add the tomato paste, a pinch of sugar and a small splash of water to the pan and mix until everything is combined. Squeeze the pouch of white basmati rice to separate the grains. Add the basmati rice to the pan, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go and give everything a good mix up.
6. Stir through half of the chopped basil and the juice of ½ lime (save the rest for garnish!) and cook for 2-3 min further or until the rice is piping hot and the beef is cooked through – this is your Thai beef rice. Make surre you cook your beef thoroughly.
7. Serve the Thai beef rice and garnish with the remaining basil, remaining chili flakes and lime wedges.

Enjoy!