Thai-Style Ground Beef

A wonderful recipe from Cooking Light. A delicious way to use ground beef. You can make it spicier by using more red curry paste.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

•  cooking spray
• 1  cup  thinly sliced leek
• 1  teaspoon  minced garlic
• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 1  teaspoon red curry paste
• 1  cup tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 cup light coconut milk
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  grated lime rind
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  asian fish sauce
• 3  cups  hot  cooked short-grain white rice

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
2. Add leek; sauté 5 minutes.
3. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute.
4. Add beef; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring to crumble.
5. Stir in curry paste and tomato sauce; cook until half of liquid evaporates (about 2 minutes).
6. Add milk and next 4 ingredients (through fish sauce); cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
7. Serve with the rice.