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Korean Ground Beef Bowls

By Lauren Allen on February 12, 2018, Updated August 9, 2019

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I love to mix up our dinner rotation with these quick and easy Korean Ground Beef Bowls. The flavor combination is fantastic with the perfect blend of sweet and spicy Korean BBQ flavor in the meat, served over hot cooked brown rice, with a side of fresh sliced cucumbers. This meal can be ready in less then 30 minutes!

Korean ground beef garnished with green onion and served over brown rice, with a side of fresh sliced cucumbers.

Ya’ll know I’m all about easy, family-friendly dinners. If you want some more great dinner ideas, check my list of 30-minute meals or one pan meals!

I love that this recipe uses ground beef, and other ingredients I usually always have on hand.

If fresh ginger is something you don’t normally have, I would suggest buying it for this recipe, and freezing what you don’t use! It will keep really well in the freezer, and then you’ll have it in the future. You can use it for my favorite Thai chicken lettuce wraps, or Mongolian beef.

How to make Korean Ground Beef:

Start by browning your ground beef in a sauce pan. I season it with salt and pepper as it cooks. Remove grease.

This is totally optional, but once it’s browned I like to put the meat in my food processor. I pulse it 2-3 times into very small pieces, and then return it to the pan.

I love the way the sauce and flavor soaks into the meat when it’s finely ground like this.

Process photos for making Korean ground beef with one overhead photo of a skillet with ground beef, garlic, and ginger, and the other of a skillet with ground beef, brown sugar, soy sauce and sriracha.

Next add the sesame oil, garlic and ginger.

Stir in brown sugar, soy sauce, and sriracha (or crushed red pepper of chili sauce).

Add half of the chopped green onions, reserving the rest for garnish.

A close up photo of Korean ground beef in a skillet with a wooden spoon.

Serve over hot cooked rice, garnished with chopped green onion. I like to serve sliced cucumber on the side. It adds a wonderful fresh crunch and flavor that really compliments everything.

A close up photo of Korean ground beef with green onion and cucumber, served over brown rice, in a white dish.

 

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Korean ground beef garnished with green onion and served over brown rice, with a side of fresh sliced cucumbers.

Korean Ground Beef Bowls

Korean ground beef bowls served over rice, and ready in less then 30 minutes. This easy dinner is one of our family's favorites!
4.69 from 16 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 367kcal
Author: Lauren Allen

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger (*see note below)
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Sriracha hot sauces , crushed red pepper flakes, or chili garlic sauce
  • 1 bunch green onion , chopped
  • hot cooked brown rice , for serving
  • Fresh cucumber , sliced, for serving

Instructions

  • Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Season beef with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook, stirring and crumbling into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned.
  • Drain excess grease.
  • (Optional: put beef in a food processor. Pulse it 2-3 times into very small pieces, and then return it to the pan.)
  • Add sesame oil, garlic and ginger.
  • Stir in brown sugar, soy sauce, and sriracha (or crushed red pepper of chili sauce).
  • Cook for a few minutes, allowing some of the sauce to absorb into the meat.
  • Add half of the chopped green onions, reserving the rest for garnish.
  • Serve over hot cooked rice, garnished with chopped green onion.

Notes

*Fresh ginger really is best for this recipe, so here’s a TIP: freeze your leftover ginger to use another time! fresh ginger keeps really well in the freezer.

Nutrition

Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 2264mg | Potassium: 570mg | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 3.2mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4.3mg
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30-Minute Meals· Beef· Freezer Friendly· Kid-friendly· Korean· Main Dish· One Pan Meals
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  1. Danielle says

    October 13, 2019 at 8:11 pm

    This sounds delish and easy! If you want to make it even more Korean, I suggest using gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) and gochujang (Korean red pepper hot sauce).

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