Loaded Cantina Beef & Rice Bar

🥘 Ingredients

• Mexican cheese blend
  1 c
• beef stock concentrate
  2 unit
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
• ground beef
  20 oz
• hot sauce
  4 tsp
• jasmine rice
  1.5 c
• lime
  2 unit
• long green pepper
  2 unit
• mexican spice blend
  2 tbsp
• pineapple
  8 oz
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• sour cream
  5 tbsp
• tomato paste
  2 unit
• water
  1¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. In a small pot , combine jasmine rice and water (for 2 servings; 2¼ cups for 4) with a pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, ~[18%minutes}. Keep covered off heat until Step 5.

   jasmine rice: 1.5 c, water: 1¼ cup, salt
2. 

   2

   Meanwhile, halve, core specimens, and thinly slice long green pepper into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Quarter lime . Drain and roughly chop pineapple .

   long green pepper: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit, lime: 2 unit, pineapple: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper strips; season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Stir in half the garlic powder. Add 1/4 cup water. Cook until slightly softened and water evaporates, ~[3%minutes}. Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.

   cooking oil
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high. Add ground beef , scallion whites, mexican spice blend , and remaining garlic powder. Cook, breaking up meat, until scallion whites are softened, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Stir in tomato paste , beef stock concentrate , and 1/4 cup water. Cook, stirring, until beef is cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Turn off heat; stir in juice from half lime.

   ground beef: 20 oz, mexican spice blend: 2 tbsp, tomato paste: 2 unit, beef stock concentrate: 2 unit
5. 

   5

   Stir butter into rice until melted and combined; fluff with fork.

   butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Assemble! Serve with Mexican cheese blend pieces, sour cream , hot sauce , and remaining lime wedges. Everyone can build their own bowl.

   Mexican cheese blend: 1 c, sour cream: 5 tbsp, hot sauce: 4 tsp
7. 7

   Note: Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.