Meals

Honey Soy Beef Bowl

From start to finish in under 20 minutes, this quick beef bowl is high in protein, packed with veg, and incredibly budget-friendly. Ideal for weeknight dinners or meal prep, with the total ingredients coming in under $20 using pantry staples.

Basic information

Serves:

3-4

Difficulty:

Easy

Prep time:

5 mins

Cook time:

15 mins

Ingredients

Main:

1 tbsp light olive oil
500g extra lean beef mince
1 tbsp crushed garlic
200g green beans, halved (or chopped broccoli)
1 spring onion, sliced

Honey Soy Sauce:

2½ tbsp honey
2½ tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
¼ cup water
Pepper, to taste
1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
1 tbsp cornflour

To Serve:

Cooked rice
Pre-cut coleslaw mix
Kewpie mayo
Sriracha
Sesame seeds

Method

01.

Make the sauce:

In a bowl, combine honey, oyster sauce, soy sauce, water, pepper and sesame oil. In a separate small bowl, mix the cornflour with a few spoonfuls of the sauce to form a slurry, then add it back into the main sauce and stir to combine.

02.

Cook the beef:

Heat olive oil in a large frypan on high heat. Add beef mince and cook for 5 minutes, breaking it up as it browns.

03.

Add garlic & veg:

Stir in crushed garlic and green beans (or broccoli). Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

04.

Add the sauce:

Pour in the prepared honey soy sauce and cook for another 2 minutes until it thickens and coats the beef.

05.

Finish:

Remove from heat and stir through sliced spring onions.

06.

Assemble bowls:

Serve beef mixture over cooked rice. Add a handful of coleslaw mix, then drizzle with kewpie mayo, sriracha, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.