Beef and Tam Com Bowl
A flavorful and nutritious bowl filled with ground beef, tam, and com, inspired by Vietnamese cuisine.
Ingredients
- ●1 pound Ground Beef80/20 or 70/30 lean to fat ratio works best
- ●2 tablespoons Vietnamese Gingered Saucestore-bought or homemade
- ●2 cups Tamfresh or frozen, thawed
- ●2 cups Com (Vietnamese-Style Fried Rice)store-bought or homemade
- ●1 tablespoon Soy Sauceor to taste
- ●chopped Fresh Cilantrooptional garnish
- ●chopped Scallionsoptional garnish
- ●to taste Saltor to taste
- ●to taste Black Pepperor to taste
Instructions
- 1
Cook the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks.
- 2
Add the Vietnamese gingered sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes, until the sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened.
- 3
Add the cooked com to the skillet and stir to combine with the beef mixture.
- 4
Add the tam to the skillet and stir to combine with the beef and com mixture.
- 5
Season with soy sauce, salt, and black pepper to taste.
- 6
Serve the beef and tam com mixture hot, garnished with chopped cilantro and scallions if desired.
- 7
Cook the tam according to package instructions, if using frozen.
- 8
Prepare the com according to package instructions, if using store-bought.
- 9
If making homemade com, cook the rice according to package instructions, then stir-fry it with some oil and soy sauce until lightly browned.
- 10
Season the com with salt and black pepper to taste.
- 11
To make the Vietnamese gingered sauce, combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and chili flakes in a small bowl. Stir until the ginger is well combined with the soy sauce.