Description
Looking for a quick and delicious dinner option? This 30-Minute Ground Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry is your answer! Packed with flavor and nutrients, this dish combines savory ground beef with crunchy cabbage, carrots, and aromatic spices for a satisfying meal that comes together in just half an hour. Perfect for busy weeknights, it’s versatile enough to customize with your favorite vegetables or proteins. Plus, it requires only one pan for minimal cleanup! Enjoy this healthy stir fry as a standalone dish or pair it with rice for a complete meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 head cabbage
- 2 carrots (shredded or thinly sliced)
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (grapeseed or vegetable oil)
- 3/4 lb ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1.5 tbsp ginger (freshly grated for best flavor)
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients by chopping the cabbage into thin strips, shredding the carrots, slicing the green onions, and mincing the garlic.
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, brown sugar, and rice vinegar to create the sauce.
- Heat cooking oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef until browned (5-7 minutes).
- Add minced garlic and ginger; stir for 30 seconds until fragrant. Incorporate cabbage, carrots, salt, and pepper; cook until tender but crisp (5-7 minutes).
- Pour sauce over stir fry; mix well and heat through for another minute.
- Serve hot, garnished with sesame seeds.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 80mg