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Three dishes made with ground beef: scrambled eggs with beef and chives, two tacos with beef and sour cream on corn tortillas, and a bowl with fried eggs, beef, herbs, and sauce.

Force of Nature One Pound, Three Dinners

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One pound of ancestral ground beef becomes three completely different weeknight dinners: scramble, tacos, and rice bowl.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, Asian, Mexican
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Force of Nature Ancestral Ground Beef
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives
  • flaky sea salt
  • 4 small tortillas
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup white onion
  • sour cream for serving
  • 1½ cups cooked rice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1 egg fried
  • sriracha for serving

Equipment

  • Large Skillet
  • Nonstick skillet
  • Airtight Containers

Method
 

  1. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add ground beef, breaking into small pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook until deeply browned, about 8–10 minutes.
  4. Divide into three portions. Store two in airtight containers.
  5. Day 1: Heat butter in a nonstick skillet. Add one portion of beef.
  6. Whisk eggs with salt. Pour into skillet. Fold gently until soft curds form.
  7. Top with chives and flaky salt.
  8. Day 2: Warm one portion of beef in a skillet. Add cumin and chili powder.
  9. Warm tortillas. Fill with beef, onion, cilantro. Squeeze lime over top.
  10. Day 3: Heat remaining beef. Add soy sauce and sesame oil.
  11. Serve over rice. Top with green onions, sesame seeds, and fried egg.

Notes

Storage: cover and refrigerate the cooked beef portions for up to 3 days. Each day's dinner is best assembled fresh, right before serving.

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