Family-Style Spicy Thai Beef

Sauce

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) lime juice
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) red curry paste

Beef

• 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp lemongrass, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 bird’s eye chili peppers, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce

Bowl

• 1 package (300 g) rice vermicelli
• 3 cups (255 g) red cabbage, thinly sliced on a mandoline
• 3 Lebanese cucumbers, cut into rounds
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 cups (225 g) bean sprouts
• 1 cup (30 g) cilantro leaves
• 1 cup (20 g) mint leaves