Firecracker Ground Beef

Serves: 4

Cook Time: 45 minutes

$9.69 recipe / $2.42 serving

Ingredients

• 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil or Chili Oil ($0.10)

• 1 pound Ground Beef ($6.97)

• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar ($0.64)

• 1/4 cup Buffalo Sauce ($0.99)

2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar ($0.50)

1 teaspoon Ground Ginger ($0.30)

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder ($0.05)

1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt ($0.02)

1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper ($0.02)

1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes ($0.08)

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 30-60 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 (optional).