Thai Ground Beef

I think I might have told you that I love Asian food, but am awful at cooking it. The thing is I am always in the mood for it. When I can't step out and just happen to have some ground beef in the fridge, and being a Midwestern girl it is almost a given that I do, there is a very good chance that I am going to be making a tasty little dish called Thai Ground Beef. A perfect blend of Asia and hearty Midwestern cuisine. The dish is a fusion that perfectly suits the palate of a halfie like me. This one of my fav meals.

This is what what you need:

2 teaspoons of olive oil
1/2 cup chopped leeks
2 garlic cloves
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup light coconut milk
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of worchestire sauce
1 teaspoon of red chili paste
1 teaspoon of lime gratings
2 tablespoons of lime juice

First heat the oil in a sauteing pan then you cook the leeks until tender about 5 minutes, add garlic for 1 minute, thrown in the ground beef, cook until brown.

Then add the tomato sauce and cook down until some of the liquid is absorbed by the meat--this really adds to the flavor.

Once the sauce is absorbed you  can throw in the rest of the ingredients and mix. 

I like to use this kind of red chili paste, if you can't find it, a red curry paste works just as well.

Cook for another five minutes and serve with rice and limes for garnish and flavor.

It is delicious. A little tangy, but meaty too.  It is comforting like sloppy joes, but completely fulfills the urge for a little Thai. Chopsticks anyone? xoxo happy nibbling!