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How to Make Macau Wet-Plate Minced Beef Rice

This is a quick and delicious dish perfect for one person. Tender minced beef coated in egg and rich sauce, mixed with rice, makes every bite savory and tempting.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Minced beef (can be substituted with slightly fattier ground pork)
  • Onion
  • Egg
  • Butter (can be substituted with regular cooking oil)
  • Green onion (optional)
  • Light soy sauce
  • Dark soy sauce
  • Ketchup
  • White sugar
  • Cooking wine
  • Black pepper
  • Cornstarch
  • Rice

Calculations

Before each preparation, determine how many servings you want to make. One serving is exactly enough for one person.

Per serving:

  • Minced beef 200g
  • Onion half
  • Egg 1 (for making a poached egg or soft-boiled fried egg)
  • Light soy sauce 3 tablespoons (1 tablespoon for marinating, 2 tablespoons for the sauce)
  • Dark soy sauce half tablespoon
  • Ketchup 2 tablespoons
  • White sugar half tablespoon
  • Cooking wine 1 tablespoon
  • Cornstarch 1 tablespoon
  • Water 50ml

Instructions

  • Place 200g of minced beef in a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, half tablespoon of white sugar, and 2g of black pepper. Mix well and let it marinate for 10 minutes.
  • Dice half an onion and set aside.
  • Prepare the sauce: In a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, half tablespoon of dark soy sauce, and 50ml of water. Mix well and set aside.
  • In a separate pot, prepare a poached egg or a soft-boiled fried egg and set aside.
  • Heat a pan and add 10g of butter. Once the butter melts, add the diced onions and cook over low heat until fragrant.
  • Add the marinated minced beef and stir-fry with the onions until the beef changes color.
  • Pour in the prepared sauce, sprinkle with 2g of black pepper, and continue cooking until the sauce thickens. Then turn off the heat.
  • Pour the cooked minced beef over hot rice and top with the prepared poached egg or soft-boiled fried egg.
  • (Optional) Garnish with 5g of chopped green onions.

Additional Notes

  • If you don't have butter, regular cooking oil works too, but butter adds a unique milky aroma.
  • When eating, break the runny yolk of the soft-boiled egg and mix it with the beef and rice for the best texture.

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