Ground Beef Hot Honey Bowl (Printable)
Savory ground beef glazed with hot honey over rice with crisp veggies
# What You Need:
→ Meat & Main
01 - 1 lb ground beef (80/20 or 90/10 fat ratio)
→ Sauce
02 - 2 tbsp soy sauce
03 - 2 tbsp hot honey
04 - 1 tbsp sriracha or chili sauce
05 - 1 tbsp rice vinegar
06 - 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
07 - 1 garlic clove, minced
08 - 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
→ Vegetables & Extras
09 - 4 cups cooked white or brown rice
10 - 1 cup shredded carrots
11 - 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
12 - ½ cup shelled edamame
13 - ¼ cup chopped scallions
14 - 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
→ Optional Toppings
15 - Fresh chopped cilantro
16 - Sliced red chilies
17 - Avocado slices
# Steps:
01 - Whisk together soy sauce, hot honey, sriracha, rice vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and grated ginger in a small bowl until fully incorporated. Set aside until ready to use.
02 - Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook, breaking apart with a spatula, until browned completely and cooked through, approximately 5–6 minutes. Drain excess fat if necessary.
03 - Reduce heat to medium and pour the prepared sauce over the browned beef. Stir continuously and let simmer for 3–4 minutes until the sauce coats the beef evenly and thickens to a glossy glaze. Remove from heat.
04 - Divide cooked rice evenly among four serving bowls. Arrange glazed beef in the center and surround with shredded carrots, sliced cucumber, edamame, and scallions.
05 - Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over each bowl. Add optional toppings such as fresh cilantro, sliced red chilies, or avocado. Serve immediately while warm.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The spicy-sweet glaze creates this incredible sticky coating that makes plain ground beef feel like something you'd order at a trendy restaurant
- Everything comes together in under 35 minutes but tastes like you spent way more time thinking about it
- You can customize the toppings based on whatever's wilting in your crisper drawer and it still works beautifully
02 -
- The sauce will look thin when you first pour it over the beef, but it thickens beautifully as it cooks and reduces
- Ground turkey or chicken works great here if you're trying to lighten it up, just don't drain the fat since there won't be much
- Serve this immediately because that glaze starts to lose its sticky magic as it cools down
03 -
- If your sauce is reducing too quickly and threatening to burn, splash in just a teaspoon of water to loosen it back up
- Grating the ginger on a microplane releases way more flavor than mincing it, and you don't have to worry about any tough stringy bits