I am always on the lookout for new recipes that the whole family can enjoy.
This Chinese-inspired five spice beef fried rice recipe is super simple to prep and cook and tastes fantastic. It’s on the table in about 20 minutes so makes a perfect midweek meal. It is super affordable and satisfies even the biggest appetites. Feel free to chop and change the veg, it works pretty much with anything that you have lurking in the bottom of your fridge that needs using up.
Ingredients
450g of minced beef
300g of basmati rice
2 red peppers
300g of green beans
1 lime
1 tbsp ginger purée
1tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp coriander
2 tbsp Chinese 5 spice
2 chicken stock cubes
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Ketjap Manis)
2 tsp sugar
Method
- Bring 600ml of water to boil in a saucepan, Wash your rice and add to the boiling water. Lower the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes, remove from the heat and allow to stand, with the lid on, for a further 10 minutes where the rice will cook in its own steam.
- Chop the peppers into strips and cut the beans into 4-5 cm pieces and zest the lime.
- Cook the mince in a large frying pan or wok along with the 5 spice. When browned, transfer to a bowl and return the pan to the heat.
- Add the vegetables to the pan and stir fry for a few minutes until they soften.
- Stir the garlic and ginger into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chicken stock cubes, the soy sauce, the sugar and the ketjap manis. Stir and put the minced beef back into the pan. Fry for a couple of minutes until piping hot.
- Remove from the heat and add the lime zest, the juice from the lime and the coriander.
- Stir in the rice and serve immediately.
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Five Spice Beef Fried Rice
Ingredients
Method
- Bring 600ml of water to boil in a saucepan, Wash your rice and add to the boiling water. Lower the heat to simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes, remove from the heat and allow to stand, with the lid on, for a further 10 minutes where the rice will cook in its own steam.
- Chop the peppers into strips and cut the beans into 4-5 cm pieces and zest the lime.
- Cook the mince in a large frying pan or wok along with the 5 spice. When browned, transfer to a bowl and return the pan to the heat.
- Add the vegetables to the pan and stir fry for a few minutes until they soften.
- Stir the garlic and ginger into the pan and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chicken stock cubes, the soy sauce, the sugar and the ketjap manis. Stir and put the minced beef back into the pan. Fry for a couple of minutes until piping hot.
- Remove from the heat and add the lime zest, the juice from the lime and the coriander.
- Stir in the rice and serve immediately.
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That looks and sounds delicious. I love home-made fried rice but have never tried making it with minced beef before. One to try at some point. #MMBC
We love fried rice here and this is the sort of meal I make when we have leftovers in the fridge to use up x
Sounds and looks delicious. I love fried rice! #MMBC
Sounds delicious. Always wonder what I can do different when I buy mince and always end up doing the same things with it every time. It’s great when you find a new idea to try.
You had me at the lime and the 5 Chinese spices. Sounds yummy. #mmbc
looks delicious. We like fried rice and use left over chicken from roast for a quick meal 🙂
Easy quick and almost certain delicious – one to try soon
This sounds lovely!
Oh this sounds great and like you say, you can use pretty much anything it to use it up.
This looks delicious
This looks delicious
Yummy
This sounds delicious and really easy to make. It’s interesting how you leave the rice to cook in its own steam, I’ve not heard of doing that before.
#MMBC
This sounds delicious and such a bonus that it’s quick
I love this. So much flavours going on in here. I also love the use of mince meat as it’s always the same recipes I use mince meat in
Just the ticket to warm us all during this cold spring
Sounds amazing. I have never just stirred in the rice right at the end so I’m going to try that. I like my fried rice a little more wetter than the usual so this sounds perfect for me
This recipe is so detailed and easy to follow! Sounds tasty too! Will be trying this weekend! 😊
My fiance would love this
The boys in my family would love this, sounds really tasty and not too difficult to prepare.
This looks delicious- a must try 🤤
That looks delicious, a perfect family dish, economical and easy to prepare
must try this as most recipes call for chicken which hubby thinks is tasteless with this being beef he will love it
This sounds utterly delicious, will have to try
Oh this looks very yum indeed and not too difficult to make!
Looks delicious and so easy to follow too…I’ll definetely give this a try x
Delicious
Now this looks like something I could do looks amazing will be trying this yum 😋
This looks delicious, I will give it a try x
This sounds and looks delicious 🤤
Was drawn to this straight away! Looks amazing xx
My oh my that looks fabulous. I haven’t had anything like that in quite a while. Now I want some and I haven’t even had breakfast. Thanks for the recipe. Pinned for future reference. #MMBC
We made this at the weekend and I can confirm it is yummy!
Yum!
Its absolutely delicious
This sounds right up my street, thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious
This looks delicious, great recipe.
Looks absolutely divine! Can’t wait to try it.
This recipe sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing.
#MMBC
Wow this looks gorgeous!! Trying this with my fussy little mouths! 🙂
Yum sounds amazing!
This sounds like it would taste really good. Bookmarked!
Sounds delicious gonna give this a try
At first glance, the list of ingredients looked too long. However, I actually have most of them in my cupboard already! I would certainly try this delicious dish on a weekend.
Yum yum!
This looks delicious definately one I will try
We tried this with pork, as my wife doesn’t eat beef and it was delicious!
This looks delicious, will have to give it a try
I’ve been on the lookout for some new weekly recipes and this is definitely being added to the list!
Looking for recipes to help my neighbour – this is perfect – i love it