Ground Beef Larb

COURTESY OF WILLOW GLEN FARM

INGREDIENTS

  • red or white onion
  • seasoned rice vinegar

  • 1 pound Highland ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 green onions, sliced thinly
  • 1 small jalapeno pepper, sliced thinly
  • salt & pepper 
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp fish sauce (we know it smells vile, but makes things taste delish)
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce (or more to taste)

  • lettuce leaves (bibb or romaine, but good old iceberg does in a pinch)
  • cooked rice (cold leftovers is just fine)
  • snap peas, sliced
  • fresh mint leaves


Preparation

Make a quick pickled onion by thinly slicing a white or red onion into a bowl and covering with seasoned rice vinegar. Don't skip this step - it brings the dish all together.

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Season with salt & pepper.

Add garlic, green onion and jalapeno and cook until soft. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar & sriracha sauce. Stir and simmer a few minutes.

Serve on beds of lettuce leaves & cooked rice. Garnish with sliced snap peas (or other thinly sliced raw vegetable), picked onions and fresh mint leaves.