# FIRECRACKER BEEF AND VEGGIES

This sweet and spicy beef with a five-ingredient firecracker sauce is a recipe worth craving.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 small small onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 0.33 cup water
- 1 small crown of broccoli
- 1 bell pepper
- 8 oz package rice noodles
- 0.5 cup sriracha
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 0.25 cup tamari
- 0.25 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- green onions
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Set a large stock pot of salted water to boil to make your noodles.
2. Whisk the firecracker sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Heat the avocado oil in a large stainless steel skillet over medium heat.
4. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up as you go, until browned.
5. Using a paper towel, remove most of the accumulated grease.
6. Add onions and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the garlic and chili flakes, cooking for another minute.
7. While your beef and aromatics are cooking, make your noodles according to package instructions.
8. Pour the sauce over the ground beef in the skillet and cook for 6-8 minutes until the sauce is beginning to caramelize.
9. Add the veggies and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
10. Add the water, stirring to incorporate, and let simmer for another 2 minutes to develop all that saucy goodness!
11. Add your cooked noodles to the firecracker beef and veggies, stirring for 1 minute to ensure the noodles are evenly coated in the sauce.
12. Serve with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- large stock pot
- small bowl
- large stainless steel skillet

## Tips

- Serve over rice or with extra stir-fried veggies if not using noodles.
- Ground meat is a quick and affordable protein source.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1840044593412245
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/909a7783-2ccc-4f87-bc92-0339b035eaa6
- Extracted: 2025-07-13

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