Beef and Eggplant Sticky Rice Bowls

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

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Preparation 30 min
Cooking 50 min
Servings 4

Bibimbap, the Korean rice dish traditionally served in a hot stone bowl, inspired this happy equilibrium of contrasting flavours. The secret to the recipe’s success? Tender eggplant and grilled sweet-and-spicy beef, built atop a base of sticky rice and piled high with bean sprouts, cilantro and lime for a bright, fresh kick.

Featured in RICARDO Magazine WINTER 2017 (p. 83)

Nut-free
Lactose-free
Dairy-free
Egg-free

Ingredients

Sticky Rice
- 2 cups (430 g) Calrose rice (sushi rice), rinsed and drained
- 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) water
- 1/2 tsp salt
Eggplant
- 1 lb (450 g) Chinese eggplant (about 2 long eggplants), diced
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
Beef
- 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
Garnish
- 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.

Note from Ricardo

Top each bowl with a fried egg for a bibimbap-like twist.

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Beef and Eggplant Sticky Rice Bowls

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Ingredients

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Eggplant

Beef

Garnish