You’re probably wondering… what’s Orange Ground Beef?
The answer? It’s my super successful attempt at making an easier ground beef version of orange chicken, a popular fast-food Chinese-American dish.
It’s basically orange-flavored ground beef and it’s REALLY good. This Asian-inspired dish has a bright, sweet, spicy and citrusy flavor. The sauce is made with fresh orange juice, which reduces into a thick glaze-like sauce that coats the ground beef. There’s also orange zest for extra orange oomph. Yes… having orange oomph is a thing. And this ground beef has it.
I almost always have ground beef in the freezer because it’s just so easy to cook. When you don’t know what to make for dinner… you can always count on burgers or a stir-fry to keep your family happy. My only beef with ground beef is that it can sometimes get boring.
That’s when it’s time to get creative. Like, making a dish that’s pretty much always reserved for chicken (or another type of meat)… and trying it with ground beef instead.
Anything else you guys think I should try to ground beef-ify?
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1- inch knob ginger minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- Zest of 1 orange
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes adjust to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat.
- Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until softened. Then add the ground beef and mix well, breaking up the ground beef in the pan.
- Add the remaining ingredients, raise the heat to high and once the contents reach a boil, reduce the heat back to medium, cover and cook for 10 minutes, or until the beef is done and the orange juice has reduced.
Kels says
Definitely a keeper! Delicious, even using tamari lite and I added onion with the garlic and ground ginger. We’ll be making this again and again!
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how much you like this recipe 🙂
Noelle says
Thank you so much for this recipe! My kids and I love it! We only used olive oil, beef, orange juice, orange zest, garlic and ginger and it was still great!
My Heart Beets says
Noelle, I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out for you and your family!
Danielle says
What are some healthy sides that would go good with this recipe?
My Heart Beets says
Any veggie would be good! Try one of my roasted brussels sprouts recipes: https://myheartbeets.com/roasted-brussels-sprouts-rosemary-balsamic-glaze/
PatMan says
Ashley knocks it out of the park AGAIN! Although I did modify it a bit – I used olive oil instead of avocado oil, worked just fine; I had chili sesame oil in the cupboard so I used that and passed on the red pepper flakes (should have put some flakes in, we like it hot, but there WILL be a next time!); and cane sugar works just as good as coconut sugar. I also used 2 navel oranges (for zest and juice) and let it cook down for 20 minutes covered and 5 minutes uncovered – the flavor was almost marmalade-like, we LOVED it!
Next time, I’m going to add some julienned onions before I add the ginger and garlic, and let them cook until JUST translucent…
My Heart Beets says
Thank you!! Glad you liked the recipe – and thanks for sharing your additions/changes! 🙂