Korean Ground Beef offers all the delicious flavors of your favorite Korean BBQ, but it is affordable using ground beef. It is delicious and served with rice or wrapped with lettuce leaves.
Korean barbecue beef is among the top dishes we cook in the kitchen, but if we are looking for a simpler, faster and less expensive substitute, Korean ground beef is the best choice. It is made from ground beef and a simple sauce made of four ingredients and savory and sweet notes we love at half the price and in less time.
It’s delicious. G and I go through our rice bowls and lick them clear!
It’s not just that this Korean beef dish is an affordable one-pan meal. It’s also versatile! You can serve it on top of white steamed rice to make a quick one-bowl meal, and just as tasty, wrapped in fresh lettuce leaves for a healthy alternative.
The seasoned meat can fill egg rolls, wontons, tacos, and quesadillas to create a distinctive combination of east and west flavors. It is easy to transform it into a complete meal by mixing chopped carrots, fresh vegetables, diced zucchini and chopped cabbage.
Tips to Cook
- Finely chop the ginger, or, better yet, grate it, squeeze the juice, and then stir in the marinade. So, you can enjoy all the flavor without tiny pieces of ginger. Fresh ginger is preferred. However, ground ginger can work in the form of a pinch. Add 1/4 teaspoon ground and mix in the soy sauce marinade to distribute evenly.
- Half, one teaspoon of red pepper flakes is just enough spice for us. However, you can adjust it to suit your personal preferences or completely omit them to make it more child-friendly.
- If you’re adding veggies, cut them into small pieces, so they cook together with your ground meat. Lightly cook the meat, then add the sauce, give the Beef a few minutes to cook, and absorb any liquid. Once the Beef is nearly done and most of the sauce has been reduced, add the vegetables and let them cook another few minutes or until they’re tender.
Korean Ground Beef Recipe
Korean barbecue Ground Beef is simple to prepare with just a brief list of ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes. It’s a delightful medley of sweet and savory flavors that you’ll enjoy served with rice cooked in steam and wrapped with lettuce leaves to make an alternative that is low in carbs.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- sesame seeds, toasted
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped and peeled
- 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions chopped
- One thumb-sized ginger is cut into finely minced pieces and peeled
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook vegetable oil. Add the ginger and garlic. Simmer until fragrant.
- Put the ground beef into the pot and start cooking by breaking it up with a spoon for three to five minutes or till lightly brown. The fat that remains should be removed.
- Mix a bowl of soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour into the pan.
- Keep simmering till the meat is tender.
- Put green onions in the pan and cook with stirring for about one minute.
- Serve with rice that has been steamed, And garnish it with green onions as well as sesame seeds.
- Serve hot.
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