Easy & Delicious Korean Beef
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!
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!
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.
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.
Pour sauce into skillet and mix. Add sliced green onions. Simmer for 2-3 minutes before removing the Korean Beef from the heat.
Ta-da!
How to Serve
Serve Korean Beef in a bowl with white rice. Top with extra green onions, sesame seeds, and sliced cucumbers and carrots.
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Korean Beef
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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.
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I hope you love this quick ground beef and rice dinner as much as we do!
xo,
Such an easy dinner! My hubby loves Asian food and this was perfect for our whole family!
Yes, this dish was everything that I was wishing it would be and more! thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe
Love the flavor of this beef!! It's loaded with my favorite spices! I could eat this any night of the week!
This is my favorite comfort food! So delicious and satisfying, especially when served with kimchi!
This was a huge hit in my house! All of my kids loved it and they fought over the lat helping lol.
This was literally the perfect dinner! Thank you so much for the easy recipe!
We made this for dinner last week and it was SO easy and SO yummy. We are definitely adding it to our weekly rotation!
That is so great to hear! Thank you so much for letting us know!
We were looking for a quick meal and this came out perfect! The whole family loved it!
This was so good! I am such a fan of bowls and this was my first time making a Korean beef bowl. Recipe was perfect. Thank you for sharing!
So delicious and easy! Perfect for meal prep because it's quick to make and easy to double. Thanks!
Loved the balance of the sweet from the brown sugar and the spice from the peppers. So good!
We loved this dish! It's so easy to make and perfect for weeknight dinners!
That looks delicious, I can't wait to try it. I'm always looking for something easy that my husband might really enjoy.