Beef and eggplant in lettuce cups
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups brown or black rice
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 5cm piece ginger, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 400g beef mince
- 2 cups broccoli, cut in small florets
- 1 red capsicum, diced
- 2 medium eggplantaubergineXs, diced in 2cm pieces
- 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon castor sugar
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (or more, to taste)
- 4 cups (about 16 leaves) baby cos lettuce leaves
Instructions
1 Cook rice according to packet instructions.
2 Heat a large pan over a high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Cook spring onions, ginger and garlic for 1 minute, stirring, then add mince. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
3 Add broccoli, capsicum and eggplant to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until eggplant is soft.
4 Add mince back to pan and stir to mix. Combine soy sauce and sugar with ¼ cup water. Add to pan with chilli flakes and mix well. Remove from heat.
5 Serve mince and eggplant mix with lettuce cups and rice on the side. Garnish with fresh chilli slices and shredded kaffir lime leaves, if preferred.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 523cal
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Kilojoules 2190kJ
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Protein 32g
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Total fat 18g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 55g
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–Sugars 8g
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Dietary fibre 9g
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Sodium 360mg
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Calcium 90mg
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Iron 4.5mg
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