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This spicy beef with peanuts is the perfect cold weather dish. Perfectly spiced beef mixed with crunchy peanuts, cilantro and served over basmati rice. The best part is that it’s ready in just 30 minutes!
As I type this I’m watching the Oscars. I’m not really sure why I even bother watching since I have seen zero of the movies nominated.
But really it was this or watching old episodes of Man Men and 30 Rock.
Well, now that I typed that out I’m thinking I should have gone with Don Draper and Liz Lemon.
But, now that I have been watching for over 2 hours I feel like I’m invested in seeing how it all turns out.
Luckily I made a better decision earlier in the day to test out this dish. I wanted to make sure the spices and flavor were just right.
Luckily for you, the dish did not disappoint! I’m going on record to say this dish is a new favorite. Plus because it’s Asian-inspired it gets me out of my “I never make Asian-inspired food because it weirdly intimidates me” box.
I know. It’s totally weird intimidation but we all have our weaknesses.
Right?
The thing I probably love best about this dish is that it’s ready in just 30 minutes.
I would say you could make this in 25 minutes but you need just a few minutes for measuring and stirring.
If only our kitchens came fully prepped like on some fancy cooking show.
The other thing I love about this dish is that it’s packed full of flavor. I even used my cooking nemesis – fish sauce. I don’t use a lot of fish sauce because if I’m being honest I cannot stand the smell.
How can something that smells so gross make food taste so good?
If you have never made yourself a rice bowl you need to change that asap. Think of your rice like a blank canvas and top it with whatever floats your boat. I went spicy because it’s what I love and I went Asian because I wanted to give those flavors a whirl.
Plus it’s fun to get into the kitchen and get creative.
Am I right?
More Asian inspired dishes
- Craving soup? Try my Instant Pot Asian Chicken and Rice Soup.
- Love crispy tofu? Try my Air Fryer Sweet Chili Tofu.
- Need a quick and easy dinner recipe? Try my Thai Ground Chicken Lettuce Cups.
- Want a semi-homemade dinner? Try my Asian Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich.
Spicy Beef with Peanuts
Ingredients
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 pound beef sirloin tips, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro
Instructions
- In a saucepot add rice and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover. Cook for about 20 minutes or until all the water has been soaked up and the rice is fully cooked.
- While the rice is cooking start working on your meat.
- In a large bowl add sliced beef, low sodium soy sauce, dark brown sugar, chili garlic sauce, fish sauce, grated ginger, and lime juice. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In a large skillet set over medium heat add olive oil.
- Once the oil is hot add in the onions and saute until soft and translucent.
- Turn the heat to medium-high and add in the meat and any marinade from the bowl.
- Saute quickly until the meat is browned and the sauce is cooked down and thick.
- Stir in peanuts and cilantro and remove from heat.
- To serve, top cooked rice with meat and sprinkle with additional chopped peanuts and cilantro if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I haven’t seen any of the movies…well except for Baymax..cause you know…kids!
this dinner looks fab!
I always have to remind myself to not smell the fish sauce when I open the bottle when using it in a recipe. But the smell still invades the kitchen. I’d like to meet someone who likes that smell.. yuckk!!
omg, do NOT smell the fish sauce! I made that mistake once, and now I can’t even look at it. It bums me out, because you’re right-it makes food taste so good 🙂
This looks fantastic. I’m seriously drooling over here. I started watching the Oscars, but also haven’t seen any of the movies so yeah, what’s the point. Also, gotta save up my TV time for The Bachelor tonight! Yeah!!!!!!
I agree, fish sauce does stink! How can something that smells so bad add so much flavor? This dish looks beautiful….worth adding the fish sauce for!
I’m in that same Asian food box but you’re making me want to climb out because this looks awesome! Pinned.
This looks like the perfect dinner to me! I love that it is done in about 25 minutes!
I love this dinner – the recipe looks great!
This looks great! I love Fish Sauce and pretty much all Asian ingredients! This will make a great weeknight meal.
this looks absolutely amazing, and you many have just convinced me to use fish sauce – it scares me a bit. But now I know just NOT to smell it