Firecracker Ground Beef
Extra lean ground beef cooked in a delicious sweet and spicy firecracker sauce.
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Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Olive Oil or Chili Oil
- 1 pound Extra Lean Ground Beef
- 1/3 cup 80g Maple Syrup
- 1/4 cup 60g Buffalo Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons 30g Rice Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger or crushed ginger
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder or 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the olive oil and brown both sides of the ground beef for 1-2 minutes per side. Break apart and fully cook.
- Pour the sauce over the cooked ground beef and stir everything together. Leave untouched for 60-90 seconds until the sauce begins to caramelize on the bottom of the pan. Stir and continue until the beef is coated in the sauce and you start to see crispy bits.
- Serve over rice or noodles with scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
Notes
The nutrition facts were calculated with extra lean 96/4 ground beef. A zero-carb brown sugar replacement like Swerve Brown is a great way to reduce the carb and calorie content of this dish. I would use 1/2 cup (96g) of a brown sugar substitute in place of the maple syrup.
If you'd like to use fresh ginger and garlic, create a well in the center of the cooked beef, add another 1/2 tablespoon of oil, and add minced garlic and ginger. Cook for 30-60 seconds until fragrant before stirring into the beef and adding the sauce.
You can add vegetables for a stir fry by transferring the cooked beef to a bowl before adding the sauce and adding veggies to the pan with a bit of oil. Then return the beef to the pan before adding the sauce. See this ground beef stir fry for an example of bell pepper and green beans with firecracker sauce, or my ground beef and pan roasted cauliflower and teriyaki ground beef with broccoli recipes for more examples.
Or if you'd like a separate veggie pairing, check out the brussels sprouts meal prep bowls in the post above, the roasted broccoli from my bison bowls, or the cucumber crunch from my Korean inspired ground turkey rice bowls.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 5g