Mexican Beef & Bean Bowls with Scented Rice

Mexican Beef & Bean Bowls with Scented Rice

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, January 13, 2019.

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 pack scented rice seeds
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1½ cups water ^

Mexican Bowls

  • ½ brown onion
  • 1 pack beef mince
  • 1 pack Mexican spice mix
  • ½ can chopped tomatoes
  • ½ can black beans
  • ½ cup water ^

Salad

  • ¼ cabbage *
  • ½ telegraph cucumber *
  • 1 pack Mexican dressing

To Serve

  • 3 Tbsp sour cream *
  • Chilli flakes (optional) ^

Steps

  1. Cook rice Heat a drizzle of oil in a pot on medium heat. Add scented rice seeds and toast for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
  2. Add rice, water and a pinch of salt to pot and bring to the boil. Once boiling, cover with a lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and steam, still covered, for 8 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  3. Prep beef Finely dice onion. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on high heat. Add mince and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until browned. Add onion and cook a further 2 minutes.
  4. Add Mexican spice mix and ½ tsp salt to pan and cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add canned tomatoes, beans and water, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 8-10 minutes, until thickened and liquid has reduced. Season to taste.
  5. Make salad Thinly slice cabbage until you have about 2 cups worth, cut cucumber in half lengthways and thinly slice. Add to a bowl along with Mexican dressing. Toss to combine and season to taste.
  6. Serve rice and beef with salad, sour cream and chili flakes if you like a little heat.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2778 kj
664 kcal
Protein 29.2g
Carbohydrate 57.2g
Fat 35.0g