Korean Bulgogi Ground Beef

This delicious rice bowl is packed with flavour. It’s simple and quick to make, especially when you’re craving Korean flavours. Level up your ground beef by adding a few aromatics and some basic sauce to prepare a meal your whole family will love! 

Makes 6-8 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ onion, chopped
1½ pounds lean ground beef
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 green onion, chopped

For the Sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ginger, grated
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and black pepper. Set aside.
2. Heat a large frying pan on medium high heat. Add vegetable oil and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes. Add beef and brown until cooked through.
3. Stir in sauce. Cook until liquid is completely absorbed and the beef crisps up, approximately 7-10 minutes.
4. Turn off heat. Drizzle with a teaspoon sesame oil and stir in green onion.
5. Spoon beef over a bowl of rice. Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds and serve with kimchi and Chinese greens.

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Korean Bulgogi Ground Beef

This delicious rice bowl is packed with flavour. It’s simple and quick to make, especially when you’re craving Korean flavours. Level up your ground beef by adding a few aromatics and some basic sauce to prepare a meal your whole family will love!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Korean

Keyword: beef, ground beef, wok

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ onion chopped
• 1½ pounds lean ground beef
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 green onion chopped

For the Sauce

• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 teaspoons ginger grated
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

• In a small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and black pepper. Set aside.
• Heat a large frying pan on medium high heat. Add vegetable oil and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes. Add beef and brown until cooked through.
• Stir in sauce. Cook until liquid is completely absorbed and the beef crisps up, approximately 7-10 minutes.
• Turn off heat. Drizzle with a teaspoon sesame oil and stir in green onion.
• Spoon beef over a bowl of rice. Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds and serve with kimchi and Chinese greens.