Gingery ground beef with lime and herbs from That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week (page 60) by Carla Lalli

Ingredients

ground beef chuck
shallots
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Serves : 4

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Notes about this recipe

kat_bb3kpe on April 11, 2026

I don't find this overly salty at all and I think the lime adds a great note. Really nice with cucumber salad.
janet_x28jp9 on March 20, 2026

I love this recipe. It is a staple in our family. I’ve also done this with a mix of ground beef and tofu. Another variation that my kids love is adding rice cakes instead of eating it over rice.
allegra_isj16f on January 20, 2026

One of our weekly staples! Makes great leftovers too. Cutting the ginger can be time consuming, so typically have one person do that while the other pulls together the rest of the recipe, a quick weeknight meal for us!
lholtzman on November 22, 2025

I made this with crumbled extra firm tofu as suggested in the “spin-it”. I found it overly salty. If I were to try again, I would use low-sodium soy sauce.
ellwell on August 10, 2025

Quick and easy. I will probably make it again, but add what veggies I have in the fridge. It would be great with celery and carrot. Also threw in some peanuts for crunch which was a good improvement.
manifestoflove on August 06, 2025

Loved this! Took some notes and started slow on the soy sauce and lime. For half the recipe, ended up using 1 lime (just juice, no zest) and only a tablespoon of soy sauce. Used a tangy hotsauce which complemented the lime nicely. Definitely making this again - small effort, big flavour.
Jviney on February 06, 2022

I’m not sure this recipe needed to be invented again…I agree with other reviewers that the lime was overpowering and made the dish more sour than I wanted, neither of my boys liked it. My husband and I thought fine, it was quick and easy to assemble so there’s that. Not a repeat for us.
snoozermoose on January 05, 2022

Tasty but I could have done with less lime juice (I measured my two limes to be a little under 1/3 cup) and a bit of sugar or honey to balance the acidity. Unless you like your food very tangy, start with one lime instead of two. Took less than an hour to make, start to finish, which makes it good for a weeknight.
Sarahk00 on December 18, 2021

I used ground turkey - very good
robinswood on November 19, 2021

Relatively quick dinner to make and it was tasty. Meat mixture is a little salty for our taste so will probably cut the soy sauce with water. Also will try with ground chicken instead of beef.