Firecracker Beef
5m
prep time
45m
total time
Easy
level
18
ingredients
Firecracker beef is a classic at The Good Bite and I know you guys love it. Here I’ve packed that delicious, fragrant, sweet-and-spicy beef mince into a roasted sweet jacket potato, with Cheddar, soured cream and a drizzle of honey.
Method
Based on 2 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan/400°F/Gas 6).
Step 2
Wash the sweet potatoes, transfer to a microwaveable ovenproof dish or baking tray, pierce all over with a knife and microwave for 8 minutes on HIGH.
Step 3
Remove the sweet potatoes from the microwave, add a generous pinch of salt and bake for 30 minutes. This is the quickest way to bake a sweet potato, but if you’d prefer not to use a microwave, then bake for 45 minutes–1 hour.
Step 4
Whilst the sweet potatoes are baking, heat the oil in a non-stick pan and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger over a medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, until soft. Add the beef mince, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until brown all over. Add the soy sauce, ketjap manis, sweet chilli sauce, sriracha, rice wine vinegar and honey. Stir to combine and cook for 5–10 minutes, until the beef is a dark colour and beginning to caramelise.
Step 5
Once baked, allow the sweet potatoes to cool for a few minutes, then cut a cross into the top of each one to open them up. Add the cheese, firecracker beef, sesame seeds, soured cream and spring onions and drizzle with runny honey and sriracha.
- Ingredients
- Based on 2 servings
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4 Spring Onions, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g -
3 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Large Garlic -
10g Fresh Ginger, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Ginger 100g -
0.5tbsp Runny Honey 1 x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g -
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste 1 x Santa Maria Extra Fine Selection of Spices Tellicherry Black Pepper -
50g Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, grated 1 x Cathedral City High Protein Half Fat Mature Cheddar Cheese 300g -
0.5 Onion, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose -
2tbsp Soured Cream 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Soured Cream 150ml -
250g Lean Beef Mince, 5% fat 1 x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 250g -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
1tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Rice Vinegar, Inspired to Cook 150ml -
1tbsp Ketjap Manis, sweet soy sauce 1 x Malay Taste Kicap Manis 150g -
1tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Sweet Chilli Sauce 280g -
1tbsp Sriracha 1 x Sainsbury's Sriracha Hot Sauce 300g -
0.5tbsp Groundnut Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Groundnut Oil 500ml -
1 tbsp Sesame Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 50g -
2 Large Sweet Potatoes, washed 2 x Sainsbury's Sweet Potatoes Loose -
1tbsp Soy Sauce 1 x Blue Dragon Light Soy Sauce 150ml
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