Family-Style Spicy Thai Beef

Ingredients

• Sauce

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) lime juice
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) red curry paste

• Beef

  • 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp lemongrass, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 bird’s eye chili peppers, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce

• Bowl

  • 1 package (300 g) rice vermicelli
  • 3 cups (255 g) red cabbage, thinly sliced on a mandoline
  • 3 Lebanese cucumbers, cut into rounds
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups (225 g) bean sprouts
  • 1 cup (30 g) cilantro leaves
  • 1 cup (20 g) mint leaves