Korean Beef Bowls
Super fast and seriously delicious simplified Korean Beef Bowls! Perfectly seasoned and ready in under 30 minutes. A recipe definitely worthy of your dinner rotation!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Tbsp honey*
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dark brown sugar (light can be substituted)
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp fresh lime juice
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp water
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 18 oz. 85% lean ground beef
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions, white and light portion
- 1 Tbsp minced fresh garlic
- 1 Tbsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water (optional)
- Chopped green onions (green portion), chopped unsalted peanuts, or toasted sesame seeds
- 2 cups cooked white or brown rice, or cauliflower "rice" (or more as desired)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, lime juice, soy sauce and water. Set aside.
- Preheat a 12-inch non-stick skillet over moderately high heat. Crumble beef into 1-inch chunks. Add oil to skillet and beef chunks (while leaving some space between them so they brown and don't steam).
- Let beef cook undisturbed for 2 1/2 - 3 minutes until nicely browned on bottom. Sprinkle in green onions (white/light portion), garlic, ginger and optional red pepper flakes.
- Toss and break up beef and continue to cook until beef if fully browned and cooked through, about 2 - 3 minutes longer. If there's excess fat you can dab some if up using a few balled up paper towels held by tongs.
- Pour in honey mixture and reduce heat to medium. If you want the sauce thickened add cornstarch/water mixture at this point. Simmer beef with sauce, stirring frequently for about 1 minute. Taste for more soy sauce or a little salt if needed.
- Serve warm over rice, sprinkle with green onions greens, peanuts or toasted sesame seeds.
Notes
- If preferred you can use all honey or all brown sugar (3 Tbsp of one or the other) in the recipe for sweetening the sauce. You don't have to use both.
- Toppings and sides not including in nutrition. Nutrition is for beef and rice.