Korean Ground Beef Bowl

 

Ingredients (yields 4 persons)

• 500 gr lean ground beef
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• ½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• ⅓ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 6 green onions, chopped, divided
• 4 cups hot cooked rice
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, stirring and crumbling into small pieces until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Step 2

Add garlic, ginger, and sesame oil, stirring until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper. Cook until some of the sauce absorbs into the beef, about 7 minutes. Add 1/2 of the chopped green onions.

Step 3

Serve beef over hot cooked rice; garnished with sesame seeds and remaining green onions.

ADJUSTED FOR ONE PERSON

Ingredients

• 120 gr lean ground beef
• 1 ¼ cloves garlic, crushed
• ¾ teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoons light brown sugar
• ⅝ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 ½ green onions, chopped, divided
• 1 cups hot cooked brown rice
• ¾ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions 

 Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook, stirring and crumbling into small pieces until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess grease.

 Step 2

Add garlic, ginger, and sesame oil, stirring until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper. Cook until some of the sauce absorbs into the beef, about 7 minutes. Add 1/2 of the chopped green onions.

 Step 3

Serve beef over hot cooked rice; garnished with sesame seeds and remaining green onions.