Name: Korean Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 cups cooked white rice; 1/4 cucumber (sliced thin (optional)); 1/4 cup shredded carrots (optional); sesame seeds (for garnish); sliced green onions (for garnish)

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This delicious Korean Beef and rice is an easy dinner your whole family will love. Made with ground beef and done in under 30 minutes!

Korean Beef and rice in a bowl with green onions and sesame seeds on top, cucumbers and shredded carrots on the side.

You guys, I am so excited to share this recipe with you today. Korean Beef has become one of my favorite go-to dinners. Everyone in my family likes it and it's so easy to make. You just brown some lean ground beef, add some sauce, simmer and voila!

Lean Ground Beef in package, green onions, sesame oil, soy sauce, carrots and cucumbers on a marble countertop.

Ingredients

Ground Beef
Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Green Onions
Garlic
Brown Sugar
Red Pepper Flakes

For Serving

Sesame Seeds (optional)
Cucumber
Shredded Carrots
Cooked White Rice

How to Make Korean Beef

Cook white rice according to package instructions.

Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add ground beef and garlic and break up the beef as it browns.

Woman making quick ground beef dinner at the stove.

Korean Beef Sauce

When ground beef is no longer pink in the middle, mix the sauce. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, ginger and brown sugar to a small bowl and whisk together.

Browned lean ground beef in a pan on the stove, with Korean sauce and veggies on the side.

Pour sauce into skillet and mix. Add sliced green onions. Simmer for 2-3 minutes before removing the Korean Beef from the heat.

Korean beef sauce being poured over browned ground beef into a non-stick pan.

Ta-da!

Korean ground beef, cooked and cooling in a pan.

How to Serve

Serve Korean Beef in a bowl with white rice. Top with extra green onions, sesame seeds, and sliced cucumbers and carrots.

Korean Ground Beef and Rice bowl close-up with sliced cucumbers on top.

Korean Beef bowl with white rice, green onions and sesame seeds. Chop sticks on the right side.

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Korean Beef

Korean Beef is a delicious and easy ground beef and rice recipe the whole family will love!

5 from 13 votes

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Calories: 358kcal

Author: Pretty Providence

Video

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

For Serving

2 cups cooked white rice
¼ cucumber sliced thin (optional)
¼ cup shredded carrots optional
sesame seeds for garnish
sliced green onions for garnish

Instructions

Add ground beef and garlic into a large skillet over medium heat.
Break ground beef into crumbles and brown it until no longer pink.
In a small bowl whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and red pepper flakes together. Pour over the ground beef and let it simmer for another minute or two.
Serve over hot rice and top with with green onions and sesame seeds.
Add sliced cucumbers and shredded carrots, if desired.