Japanese Sticky Ginger Pork & Beef Bowls with Green Salad

Japanese Sticky Ginger Pork & Beef Bowls with Green Salad

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 6
This dish most recently appeared in Bargain Box (3 Nights For 6) on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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These Japanese sticky ginger pork & beef bowls are quick to cook and taste out of this world. NZ pork & beef mince cooked in our secret sticky ginger sauce, served on a bed of fluffy rice and with a fresh simple salad to match – this will be your new favourite weeknight dinner!

Ingredients

Rice

  • 450g jasmine rice
  • 3 1/4 cup boiling water

Pork & Beef

  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 900g beef & pork mince
  • 150g ginger sauce

Salad

  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 telegraph cucumber, cut in half lengthways & thinly sliced
  • 1 lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 1 Tbsp vinegar

To Serve

  • 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 pinch of chilli flakes, optional

Steps

  1. Boil a kettle. Combine rice, boiling water measure and a pinch of salt in a pot. Cover with lid and bring to the boil. Drop to lowest heat and cook for 12 mins. Turn heat off, leave lid on and steam for 5 mins.
  2. Grate carrot and put half aside for the salad.
  3. Heat oil in a frypan on high. Add beef and cook for about 5-7 mins, stirring, until beef is browned and cooked through. Add first half of grated carrot and cook, stirring, for 2 mins. Add ginger sauce and simmer for 2-3 mins, until reduced and sticky. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Cut cucumber in half and thinly slice. Roughly chop lettuce. Toss together in a bowl along with second half of carrot and vinegar. Season to taste with salt. Mix mayo and sesame oil in a bowl.
  5. Plate up rice bowls topped with beef, salad and chilli flakes (if using). Drizzle over sesame mayo. Enjoy every bite!

Nutritional Information

Energy 2803 kj
670 kcal
Protein 36.3g
Carbohydrate 72.4g
Fat 24.4g