
Recipe from Lindsay Ostrom · original post · full recipe on pinchofyum.com
Caramelized ground beef atop a tangle of creamy peanut noodles and veggies! The best weeknight dinner!
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Caramelized Prawn and Peanut Noodles
Toss the prawns in the cornstarch and stir-fry them for 2 to 3 minutes until just pink before adding the garlic and teriyaki; they need far less time than beef.
Vegetarian
Caramelized Plant-Based Mince and Peanut Noodles
Plant-based mince browns faster than beef and releases no fat, so add a little more oil and cook it for 4 to 5 minutes before the cornstarch and teriyaki.
Vegan
Caramelized Plant-Based Mince and Peanut Noodles
Plant-based mince browns faster than beef and releases no fat, so add a little more oil and cook it for 4 to 5 minutes before the cornstarch and teriyaki. Soak or boil the rice noodles per the packet instead of the egg noodles.
Gluten-free
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
· $32.21 of food
$83.55
61% spare
No price at New World for:
· $13.29 of food
$58.71
77% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
· $9.80 of food
$42.93
77% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
$8.05a serve
from $8.05 a serve at New World · 12 of 15 ingredients priced
About $32.21 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$76.38 across 3 shops · 12 of 15 items priced · $8.08 more for bigger packs, 73% spare for later
$32.21
missing 3 items
you'll pay $83.55 · 61% of it spare
$13.29
missing 4 items
you'll pay $58.71 · 77% of it spare
$9.80
missing 5 items
you'll pay $42.93 · 77% of it spare

avocado oil
$3.80/100ml
need 15 mlGrove Cold Pressed Avocado Oil 100ml 500 ml$18.99closest match
Pak'nSave$3.80/100ml$18.99·
Woolworths NZ$12.00·
New World$5.40/100ml$13.49

teriyaki sauce
$1.83/100ml
need 80 mlYamasa Teriyaki Sauce 300 ml$5.49
Pak'nSave$1.83/100ml$5.49·
New World$2.00/100ml$5.99·
Woolworths NZN/A

peanut butter
$1.84/100g
need 85 gPic's Smoochy Peanut Butter 380 g$3.49closest match
Pak'nSave$1.84/100g$3.49·
Woolworths NZ$4.99·
New World$1.12/100g$5.19

sugar
$0.34/100g
need 13 gPams White Sugar 100g 1.5 kg$1.69real special
Pak'nSave$0.34/100g$1.69·
Woolworths NZ$2.10·
New World$0.48/100g$2.39

spinach
$13.30/kg
need 30 gBaby Spinach 300 g$3.99closest match
Pak'nSave$13.30/kg$3.99·
Woolworths NZ$3.90·
New World$34.92/kg$4.19

ground beef
$23.99/kg
need 450 gNew World NZ Premium Beef Mince kg 1 kg$23.99
New World$23.99/kg$23.99·
Woolworths NZN/A·
Pak'nSaveN/A

cornstarch
$0.45/100g
need 5.2 gPams Maize Cornflour 100g 400 g$1.79
New World$0.45/100g$1.79·
Pak'nSave$0.66/100g$1.99·
Woolworths NZ$2.19

rice vinegar
$1.20/100ml
need 30 mlObento Rice Wine Vinegar 250 ml$2.99closest match
New World$1.20/100ml$2.99·
Woolworths NZ$3.19·
Pak'nSave$1.30/100ml$6.49

sesame oil
$2.90/100ml
need 30 mlPams Sesame Oil 100ml 200 ml$5.79closest match
New World$2.90/100ml$5.79·
Pak'nSave$3.29/100ml$6.09·
Woolworths NZ$6.39

soy sauce
$3.49
need 80 mlWoolworths soy sauce 500 mlclosest match
Woolworths NZ$3.49·
Pak'nSave$0.83/100ml$2.49·
New World$0.93/100ml$2.79

green onions
$2.69
need 5 itemsFresh Vegetable Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)

red bell pepper
$1.99
need 1 itemFresh Vegetable Standardreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Cook the rice noodles per the packet and rinse them well; everything else is unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.