Name: Kai Si Min
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: New Zealand,Australia
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 1 large carrot; ½ small cabbage; 1 small onion; 1 Tbs curry powder; 1 pkt chicken noodle soup; ½ cup rice

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Whatever you want to call it Ki Si Min or Ki Si Ming or Kai Si Ming, it is an Asian-inspired one-pot mince and rice dinner.
Its like a savoury mince, come curry, come Chinesey looking stew type dish.
The good thing about this budget friendly Kai Si Min recipe is that there are some good variations and great leftover ideas.
It is also freezable and the more often it is reheated the better it tastes.

Yield: 4 Large Serves

Kai Si Min

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Recipe To Make Ki Si Min
You can't go wrong with this Australian & Kiwi family favourite from the 60s.

A quick & easy savoury meal with mince. Kids love mince, in fact the whole family will enjoy this lightly curried dish!
One good thing about this Kai Si Min is, the longer it sits, the better it tastes.

Ingredients

500g beef mince
1 large carrot
½ small cabbage
1 small onion
1 Tbs curry powder
1 pkt chicken noodle soup
½ cup rice

Instructions

Chop the onion finely.
Dice the carrot into 1cm cubes.
Finely shred the cabbage.
Brown the meat in a large deep frypan or pot. Cook until it changes colour.
Add curry powder, onion, carrot and the contents of chicken noodle soup. Stir to combine.
Add cabbage and fold through.
Add enough water to just cover the top of the vegies, do not flood it with too much water.
Add the rice. Stir it all to combine it well.
Simmer with lid on and folding for for two hours or until the rice is done, the longer the better.
You may need to add extra water.

Notes

Kai Si Min Serving Suggestions

Serve with steamed rice
Serve with Plain Scones

Kai Si Min Recipe Variations

Add 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
Add 1 cup cubed pumpkin
Add 1 cup cubed potato
Add some sliced celery
Meat can be pork or beef or ½ and ½
Use any rice Basmati, Brown or plain white

Kai Si Min Leftovers

Great reheated and served on toast.
Curry Puffs -
Using puff pastry sheets cut into four.
Place about a tablespoon of mix on each piece of pastry.
Fold over, seal edges
Cook in hot oven till brown.
Reheat and roll up in wraps or tortillas
Great to keep in the freezer for a quick meal or snack.
Just defrost and re-heat in the microwave.