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Korean Beef Bowl

Quick and Easy Korean Beef Bowl
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red-pepper flakes or more to taste
  • 1 T fresh ginger (minced) or 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 T vegetable oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1/4 tsp sesame seeds optional

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes ,one clove of the garlic (minced) and ginger.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the other two cloves of minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute (do not let it burn-it will get bitter) . Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 5 minutes, crumbling beef as it cooks, drain excess fat.
  • Stir in soy sauce mixture until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes.
  • Serve immediately, garnish with green onion and sesame seeds (if using).
  • serve with rice
Keyword Bowl, ground beef, Korean