Ground Meat and Vegetable Rice Bowl with

• 250 grams Ground meat (pork and beef combination, pork, chicken - anything works)
• 2 pieces Ginger
• 1 stalk Japanese leek
• 1/2 Onion
• 1/2 medium Carrot
• 1 as much (to taste) Plain cooked rice (rice with barley if possible)
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 3 1/2 tbsp Mirin
• 2 tbsp Sake
• 200 to 230 ml Water
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons Sesame oil (for frying)
• 1 stalk Green onion (for garnish)
• 1 tbsp katakuriko + 2 tablespoons water Katakuriko slurry

1. Chop the ginger, leek, carrot and onion finely.
2. Chop the green onion finely also (into thin rounds).
3. Put the chopped ginger and leek together.
4. Heat the sesame oil in a pan over low heat, add the ginger and leek and slowly stir fry until it's fragrant.
5. Take care not to burn it!
6. When it's softened, add the carrot and onion, turn the heat up to medium, and stir fry until softened.
7. Add the ground meat to the pot, turn the heat up a bit to medium-high, and stir fry until cooked through.
8. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, then add the soy sauce, mirin and sake and bring to a boil again.
9. Turn the heat down a bit and add the katakuriko dissolved in water little by little to thicken the sauce.
10. Put rice in serving bowls or plates, spoon the meat sauce over it, sprinkle on the chopped green onion and it's done!

ground meat, ginger, stalk japanese, onion, carrot, much, soy sauce, mirin, sake, water, sesame oil, green onion

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/188138-ground-meat-and-vegetable-rice-bowl-with (may not work)