15 minute easy Korean Beef bowls taste just like Korean BBQ and are on the dinner table fast. One pan and a few great flavorful ingredients make this a win. This recipe is easy to adjust for adults that love spice or kids that would rather skip it.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dinner or Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4people
Calories: 357kcal
Author: Mirlandra
Ingredients
1Tbsp.vegetable oil
1poundground beef12% fat
2tsp.garlic
¼cuppacked brown sugar
¼cupsoy sauce
2tsp.minced ginger
2tsp.sesame oil
¼tsp.crushed red-pepper flakesoptional
1/8tsp.white pepperoptional
3green onionsthinly sliced on the diagonal (reserve some for garnish if desired)
½tsp.sesame seeds for garnishoptional
Instructions
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until warm. Crumble in ground beef and add the garlic. Cook until browned, stirring occasionally about 2-3 minutes.
While the beef cooks, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, white pepper and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
After the beef is browned leave the fat in (unless you used a beef with more than 12% fat) and add the sauce mixture and green onions. Stir until well combined and simmer until heated through, about 1 minute.
Serve over steamed rice. Garnish with additional onion and sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
Spice Level: I find that the red pepper flakes and white pepper are about as spicy as a mild or medium hot sauce somewhere like Taco Bell. If you like food milder, leave out both and consider using ¼ tsp. of coarsely ground black pepper instead. If you like spicy, add more and have fun!Serving Suggestion: Korean beef is great by itself over steamed rice. If you want to get some veggies in, prep some frozen broccoli or steam some while you cook. Alternately this goes well with a cucumber salad or a lettuce salad with Asian dressing.Prep Tip: I buy ginger already grated in the fresh herb section of my grocery store. Gourmet Garden makes a good one and it is a fast solution to add lots of flavor to my cooking.