Thai Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls

Name: Thai Sweet Chilli Beef Bowls
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 1/3 cup roasted cashews (, unsalted (or peanuts, Note 1)); 1 tbsp canola oil (, or other plain cooking oil); 500 g / 1 lb beef mince ((ground beef)); 1 small onion (, finely chopped); 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 3 tbsp roughly chopped coriander/cilantro leaves ((sub green onion)); 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce ((I use Trident)); 2 tbsp fish sauce ((Note 2)); 2 tbsp rice vinegar ((sub cider vinegar)); 1 tbsp oyster sauce ((Note 3)); 1 tbsp dark soy sauce ((Note 3)); 1 garlic clove (, minced using garlic crusher); 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice ((sub rice vinegar when limes are crazy expensive)); 2 tsp fish sauce ((Note 2)); 2 batches jasmine rice (or other plain rice of choice); Steamed or fresh veg ((Note 5) (pictured: chopped cucumber, coriander/cilantro, red onion finely sliced))

Instructions

Prep:13minCook:7min

Recipe video above. This quick dinner using beef mince channels Thai Chilli Basil stir fry vibes (but, no basil and not spicy) with poke bowl versatility (but, no pricey raw fish!). I use bottled sweet chilli sauce for simplicity instead of fresh chilli, garlic, sugar and thickener, and it works a treat. Plus, it's more kid friendly because you can barely taste the spice.The key is the Sweet Chilli Drizzle Sauce! It adds flavor to the beef, rice, and veggies (raw or cooked). Jumble it all up and dig in!

Updated at: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:26:53 GMT