Korean Beef Bowl
Looking for a way to use ground beef that is out of the norm? This Korean Inspired Ground Beef Bowl is the perfect quick-fix! It's an easy 30-Minute family dinner full of flavor. The garlic, ginger, sesame, and soy sauce bring a pop of Asian spices to your beef that's unmatched. Serve over a steaming bowl of rice for a traditional Korean comfort dish.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbslean ground beef
- 1 ½ tbspsesame seed oil
- 4 clovesgarlic ((minced))
- ¼ cupwater
- ½ cupbrown sugar
- ¼ cuplite soy sauce
- ½ tspground ginger
- ½ tspsalt
- 1 tspblack pepper
- ¼ tspcrushed red pepper
- 2 tbspcorn starch
- 4green onions ((thinly sliced))
- 2 cupsjasmine rice
- 4 cupswater
- ¼ tspsalt
Directions
- 1
In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add jasmine rice and water. Bring to a boil and add in salt. Lower to a simmer and cover. Cook until the water is absorbed, about 18 minutes
- 2
Add water, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and corn starch in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together until well combined and set aside.
- 3
While rice is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once at temperature, add sesame seed oil and garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add ground beef and cook until completely browned. About 4-5 minutes; remove from heat and drain off excess fat.
- 4
Add back to heat and stir in soy sauce mixture to your skillet and continue to cook, stirring until the sauce thickens. About 2-3 minutes.
- 5
Serve Immediately over rice and garnish with green onions. Enjoy!