Thai-inspired minced beef with ginger
January 16, 2012 60 Comments
Thai-inspired minced beef with ginger
This dish is something I learned from my very good Thai friend Lek. We are friends from way back to our days working for an American chemical company in The Hague over a decade ago. At that time, we were still in the process of integrating into the Dutch way of life food-wise. Because we both love to cook, we struggled with eating the food served at the canteen which were not to our liking. Thus, we started bringing packed lunch of rice and Asian viands to work which we would normally share.
I learned a few dishes from her like the red and green curries as well as this dish. Of course, I also did a bit of tweaking to make this my own, adding chopped coriander and sliced mushroom so that makes them optional add-ons.
This minced beef dish is wonderful especially given the aromatic taste of the ginger which is used quite liberally. One word of caution though: Ensure that the ginger is thinly julienned and fried well (not raw).
Ginger, coriander, garlic, onion, chilies, mushroom
Ground/minced beef
Ingredients:
300 grams minced/ground beef
1.5 inch ginger, thinly julienned
1 onion, roughly chopped
I clove garlic, minced
2 tbsps. cooking oil
Freshly ground pepper
Fish sauce
1/2 tsp. sugar
Chopped coriander (optional)
Mushroom, sliced (optional)
Cooking instructions:
1. Heat up the oil and add the ginger. Fry until slightly brown.
1. Heat up the oil and add the ginger. Fry until slightly brown.
2. Add the onions and garlic and stir until onion is almost translucent.
Add the garlic and onions and stir until onion is almost translucent
3. Add the mushrooms and continue stirring. Add a bit of oil if the mushrooms get a bit dry.
Add mushrooms to the ginger, onions and garlic
4. When mushrooms are slightly brown, add the minced beef and continue stirring until beef is no longer pink. Add the slices of chilies.
Add the ground beef once the mushrooms has slightly browned
When beef is no longer pink, add the chilies
5. Season with fish sauce, sugar and freshly ground pepper.
6. Topped with chopped coriander and serve with boiled rice.
Thai-inspired minced beef with ginger
About Malou
Oh my gosh, this looks so good! I can almost smell the ginger over here! (I must be hungry!) Thanks for sharing this, can’t wait to try it!
Oh, this looks tasty AND easy! As always, I love your visuals. Ginger, too! Jotting down the ingredients now. I might try the recipe with chicken. Bon Appétiti! Theadora
Your daughter is so cute
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Thanks a lot, Katherine.
Looks great, I’m going to try it! I miss Asian food of all kinds. I lived in Japan for 13 years and visited Thailand, China, Hong Kong, and Australia while I was there. Sadly, I never made it to the Philippines.
You’ve been to parts of Asia that I can only dream about. It is sad that when I was still in the Philippines, I did not do any traveling within the region.
Beef and ginger is a lovely marriage:)
This sounds delish:) 
Yes, this dish tastes so good. Just be sure to really fry the ginger well to get that real aromatic taste.
It’s a cold snowy day here at your photos and recipe are warming this heart…yum…I can’t wait to try this one out!
This is a great filling meal! Easy to make a ton of it as well, and have leftovers! Thanks! My boyfriend is going to love it.
That’s true, leftovers are good for heating up in the microwave another day.
I’m jealous of your wok skills!!
It’s something that you can do as well. It just requires a bit of practice and having a feeling for how the various ingredients should come together. For instance, the onions in a wok should not be raw. Others make the mistake of mixing the raw onions with the vegetables (or meat) and frying them at the same time so the onions boil instead of getting fried and that influences the taste of the dish.
Love Asian food! I think I was Asian in my previous life! That’s why my kids look like Genghis Khan! Well, because of that and the half-Korean husband! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you must also be cooking Korean dishes then! Well, Russia is close to Asia anyway in some of its borders. I love your food blogs and I’m going to try your version of the pork shoulder roast.
That looks and sounds tasty!
Thanks a lot. This is really a nice dish.
This made my stomach growl!!! YUMMY!!! I’m going to try this!
Let me know how this dish turned out for you
Hello! I just saw that you checked out my blog! Thank you. I think I will enjoy this one as well–I have a some minced beef defrosting in the fridge as we speak!
Sue
I love your food blogs, Sue. I should be trying out some of your recipes one of these days.
Thanks for visiting my blog. I am hungry just reading and looking at the pictures. And I am sure it will be a pleasure to follow your posts.
Your lighthouse pictures captured my imagination, Victor. I love those lighthouses especially in your part of the world.
Thanks for the follow!
This looks like an easy, tasty dinner. I always watched my parents add big pieces ginger to the pan first but never really thought about it imparting flavour to the whole wok.
In this dish, you cut the ginger julienne style and thin. You should also ensure that it is really fried well because you eat it with the meat and not remove it like what you would normally do when you have those big ginger pieces in a dish.
Thanks for this recipe. I love anything with ginger. And thanks for dropping by my blog.
I’m sure that you’ll like this recipe just like me. And I love your blogs, especially that bagoong post which really caught my eye
This looks so delicious and flavourful! I have a soft spot for mince meat too. mmm.
It is full of flavor especially from the ginger and the coriander too.
ohhh wow this looks yummy, i think am gonna try this one at home!
thanks for posting this 
Let me know how this turns out for you, Katrina.
I love this! I’m always looking for something different to do with ground beef, and this looks great.
Looking forward to your evaluation of this recipe
Oh my goodness, this looks DELICIOUS.
This looks great!! I am definitely trying out this recipe!
This looks like a fantastic dish! Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. This looks fabulous. I love Asian food and have a wok at home. This is definitely a recipe I will try. Thanks for posting.
This looks delish! I’ve made something similar with ground turkey–you roll the meat in lettuce shells so it’s a healthy wrap. I’ll have to try it soon!
That’s a nice suggestion from you. I may just as well roll this in lettuce shells for that healthy wrap version. Thanks a lot.
That sounds gorgeous and I like the idea of the lettuce shells!
Totally agree with you, Chica. Next time, I’ll also try the lettuce version
Wow, that looks terrific and seems very simple to make! I think I’ve got something new on my list of dishes I need to try making! Thanks for sharing!
This is a dish that’s nice on busy days because it requires very little prep time. And the taste is fantastic!
I have tried Thai minced beef several times in restaurants in Greece and it’s yummy! Now I understand it’s not difficult to make! Thank you for the insight!
Yes, it is a very simple recipe and quick as well so on busy days, this is a good dish to prepare.
Love this and will give it a try! I miss easy access to Thai food and don’t see much of it here in Cornwall. Thanks for liking my blog and giving me a chance to find yours and read about some of your interesting adventures.
Would love to know how this dish turned out for you. This is one of my favorite and for the hubby as well.
I can feel the smell from this … going to try during the week.
I’m sure that being a chef, this will be an easy dish for you to make, Viveka.
This looks wonderful. I think I will have to try this.
Happy to know that you find this dish interesting to try, Sherry.
Looks delicious!
Thanks a lot, Megan.
Wow, great looking dish. Will have to try
Your pictures are outstanding! They look like they came out of a cookbook. Maybe one day mine will look as good as yours.
That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe
This looks amazing…I will have to try it very soon. My mother-in-law is Thai and my husband often misses her cooking
Thanks for offering this recipe. I think it will be a good first try for me.
I could eat this all day everyday!
What a clever recipe! I have client who’s favorite ingredient is ground/minced beef. He will love this dish as will my family. Can’t wait to taste!