Ground Beef Bulgogi (25 Minute Korean Beef Bowl)
This super easy Ground Beef Bulgogi recipe will let you enjoy delicious Korean BBQ-style dish at home in just 25 minutes using one pan! As good as any you’ll have in Korean restaurants with its authentic oriental flavors- from the savory ground beef, crunchy carrots, and a silky, umami-filled sauce. Enjoy it topped over freshly steamed rice, nestled in lettuce cups, or filled in between fluffy buns.
Servings 6
Calories 345kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. avocado or sesame oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 2 lbs. lean ground beef 85% lean
- 2 carrots grated optional
- 1/3 cup sliced green onion
- 2 tsp. sesame seeds
Sauce
- 2 tsp. minced ginger
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1/3 cup packed coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tsp. sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. gochujang or more if you want it spicier
- 2 Tbsp. mirin can substitute with another cooking wine or sherry if needed
- 1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
Instructions
- Add all sauce ingredients into a medium sized bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add avocado oil.
- When oil is warm, add chopped pepper and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes until starting to sear.
- Add beef and brown, breaking it up with a spatula into small pieces as it cooks.
- Once beef has browned, add carrot (if using) and remaining sauce. Let cook 2-3 minutes longer, stirring to mix sauce evenly into beef.
- Remove from heat, add green onion and stir lightly. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice, over cauliflower rice, in tacos with kimchee, in lettuce wraps, or however else you prefer.
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Nutrition
Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 924mg | Potassium: 806mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 4084IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 5mg