Name: Beef and Eggplant Sticky Rice Bowls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups (430 g) Calrose rice (sushi rice), rinsed and drained; 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) water; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 lb (450 g) Chinese eggplant (about 2 long eggplants), diced; 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil; 3 tbsp (45 ml) soy sauce; 3 tbsp (45 ml) hoisin sauce; 3 tbsp (45 ml) lime juice; 2 tbsp (30 ml) water; 1 tbsp (15 ml) fish sauce; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 lb (450 g) medium ground beef; 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil; 2 tbsp fresh chopped ginger; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 bird’s eye chili pepper, seeded and chopped; 2 cups (150 g) bean sprouts; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 cup (30 g) cilantro leaves; 1 lime, quartered

Preparation

Sticky Rice

In a saucepan, bring the rice, water and salt to a boil. Stir, cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes or until the liquid is completely absorbed. Let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.

Eggplant

In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook half of the eggplant at a time in 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the oil for 10 minutes or until browned. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside on a plate and keep warm.

Beef

In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, lime juice, water, fish sauce and cornstarch. Set aside.
In the same skillet used for the eggplant, over high heat, cook the meat in the oil until golden brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Add the soy sauce mixture, ginger, garlic and chili pepper. Bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute or until the meat is coated with the sauce.
Serve the rice, eggplant and beef together in bowls. Top with the bean sprouts, green onions, cilantro and lime wedges.

Comments

Marie-Thérèse B.

September 11th, 2018

Ricardo Cuisine: There is salt in the soy sauce, the hoisin sauce (my most recent brand has a whopping 45% sodium level), and the fish sauce in addition to the salt added to the rice.
Gwenyth W.

1 star September 22nd, 2017

The idea is fantastic. I love love love eggplant so I will try to rework it for myself but the recipe as is... not so much. Way too salty. Perhaps Tbsp and tsp got mixed up? Please check the measures for the sauce.
Ricardocuisine
September 25th, 2017

Hello Gwenyth. The recipe does in fact call for 1/2 tsp of salt in the rice. Any added seasoning of salt and pepper is personal to your taste. Thank you for writing!