Fast Ground Beef and Rice: One-Pot

Instructions:

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium high heat. Add the ground beef, spreading it across the pan, and leave untouched for 3-4 minutes until a dark brown crust forms. Note: Don't stir too early or the meat will steam instead of sear.
2. Break the meat apart with a spatula and cook for another 3-5 minutes until no pink remains.
3. Push the beef to the sides of the pan. Add the diced onion to the center and sauté for 3 minutes until translucent and soft.
4. Stir in the minced garlic and uncooked rice. Stir constantly for 2 minutes until the rice looks slightly toasted and opaque.
5. Pour in the beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, and ground ginger. Stir once to deglaze the pan, scraping up all the browned bits from the bottom.
6. Bring the mixture to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to low.
7. Cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 15-18 minutes. Do not lift the lid to check the rice, as this lets out the steam.
8. Remove the skillet from the heat and let it sit, covered, for 5 minutes.
9. Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork to incorporate any remaining liquid.