Asian Ground Beef Stir Fry - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb ground beef (preferably 80% lean)
    1 medium russet potato, peeled and diced
    1 medium onion, chopped
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    3 -4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
    2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
    2 teaspoons ground ginger
    1 tablespoon paprika
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1 teaspoon sesame oil
    salt
    ground pepper
    olive oil
    1 bunch cilantro, small bunch, roughly chopped
Preparation
    Heat skillet to medium heat and add about 3 tbsp olive oil.
    Add the onions and a little salt and pepper.
    Cook a few minutes until onions are almost translucent.
    Add garlic.
    Add potatoes and about 1 tablespoons more olive oil.
    Stir with onions and garlic.
    Cover skillet and let cook 4-5 minutes, stirring a couple times. Potatoes should now be slightly fork tender.
    Add ginger, paprika and cayenne and stir.
    Make a \"hole\" in the mixture, exposing a small circle of the bottom of the skillet and add sesame oil to it.
    Stir ingredients well and let cook another couple minutes.
    Remove ingredients from skillet to a bowl and set aside.
    Add a little more olive oil and brown the ground beef.
    Mix in a dash of salt and pepper.
    Drain liquid, leaving a little bit in the pan.
    Add the onion/garlic/potato mixture back to pan and combine with beef.
    Add soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and stir well.
    Taste mixture and add whatever you think it needs. I usually add a little more ginger at this point. Soy sauce adds tangy/salty flavor, rice wine vinegar is sour, etc.
    After cooking a couple more minutes, add cilantro and stir well.
    Serve by itself or over steamed rice.
    Enjoy!

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