Carb Smart Beef and Eggplant Rice
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Carb Smart Beef and Eggplant Rice

Carb Smart Beef and Eggplant Rice

with Bok Choy

Sizzling Szechuan flavours are the star of this carb smart supper. A deeply savoury sauce coats rich ground beef and silky eggplant. Save half the rice for another meal to keep this dinner super smart!

Carb Smart (50 g carbohydrates or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount.

"Ingredients: Ground beef • Eggplant • Bok choy • Jasmine rice • Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, hydrolyzed soya protein, sugars (sugar, glucose solids, molasses, corn syrup solids), seasoning agents, caramel colour, licorice extract, modified cornstarch, citric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, potassium sorbate, alcohol) (soy, sulphites, wheat) • Szechuan sauce (water, tomato paste, chili peppers, salt, roasted garlic, sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol, vinegar, lactic acid), vegetable oil, rice vinegar, sesame oil, modified corn starch, spices, natural flavour (soy), disodium inosinate and guanylate, xanthan gum, acetic acid, citric acid) (sesame, soy, wheat) • Chili-garlic sauce (water, chili peppers, glucose, garlic, salt, vinegar, modified corn starch, dried garlic, canola oil, soybean oil, dried red bell pepper, xanthan gum, acetic acid, citric acid, paprika oleoresin, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium bisulfite) (sulphites) • Green onion • Ginger."

Tags:
Carb Smart
Quick
New
Allergens:
Sesame
Soy
Wheat
Sulphites

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time25 minutes
Cooking Time6 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

250 g

Ground Beef

½ unit(s)

Eggplant

1 tbsp

Chili-Garlic Sauce

(May contain Wheat, Egg, Gluten, Tree nuts, Fish, Milk, Mustard, Soy, Sesame, Sulphites, Crustaceans)

2 tbsp

Szechuan Sauce

(Contains Sesame, Soy, Wheat May contain Crustaceans, Gluten, Sesame, Sulphites, Tree nuts, Wheat, Egg, Milk, Mustard, Soy, Fish)

1 unit(s)

Green Onion

0.38 cup

Jasmine Rice

15 g

Ginger

1 unit(s)

Shanghai Bok Choy

2 tbsp

Soy Sauce

(Contains Wheat, Soy, Sulphites May contain Gluten, Sesame, Egg, Sulphites, Mustard, Milk, Crustaceans, Soy, Fish, Wheat, Tree nuts)

Not included in your delivery

1.5 tbsp

Oil*

¼ tsp

Salt*

0.13 tsp

Pepper*

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Nutrition Values

Calories610 kcal
Fat30 g
Saturated Fat8 g
Carbohydrate54 g
Sugar10 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Protein32 g
Cholesterol75 mg
Sodium3240 mg
Trans Fat0.5 g
Potassium950 mg
Calcium100 mg
Iron5 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Strainer
Medium Pot
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Grater
Baking Sheet
Aluminum Foil
Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

Cook rice
1
  • Add 1 cup water and 1/8 tsp salt to a medium pot (Use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. 
  • Meanwhile, using a strainer, rinse rice until water runs clear.
  • Add rice to the boiling water, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 11-13 min. (NOTE: Reduce heat to low if water is boiling over.)
  • Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
Prep
2
  • Meanwhile, if desired, peel half the eggplant (use all for 4 ppl). Cut into 1-inch pieces.
  • Peel, then mince or grate half the ginger (use all for 4 ppl). 
  • Thinly slice green onion.
  • Meanwhile cut bok choy into 1-inch pieces. Using a strainer, rinse bok choy to wash away any hidden
    dirt.
Broil eggplant
3
  • Add eggplant to a foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil over top, then season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
  • Broil in the middle of the oven, tossing halfway through, until tender and golden brown, 9-12 min.
Cook beef
4
  • Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. 
  • When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then beef. Cook, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 4-5 min.**
  • Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
  • Add ginger and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 min. 
Finish beef mixture
5
  • Add bok choy, Szechuan sauce, soy sauce and 1/4 cup (1/3 cup) water to pan with beef. Cook, stirring often, until bok choy is tender, 2-3 min. 
  • Fluff rice with a fork, then add half the rice to pan with beef mixture (use all the rice for 4 ppl). Cook, stirring occasionally, until combined, 1-2 min. 
  • Remove from heat. When eggplant is done, gently stir into beef mixture.
Finish and serve
6
  • Divide beef and eggplant rice between bowls. 
  • Sprinkle green onions over top. 
  • Drizzle as much chili-garlic sauce over top as desired.