Korean Beef

5 from 2 votes

A quick, simple, and delicious dish that brings all the flavor of takeout while sticking to whole foods and real ingredients. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, this Korean beef recipe is one you'll want on repeat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Korean

Keyword: dinner, easy, quick

Servings: servings

Author: Lisa Bass

Ingredients

½ cup soy sauce
⅓ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 ½ teaspoons corn starch
2 pounds ground beef
salt and pepper to taste
3 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ knob fresh ginger peeled and finely minced
½ cup green onion sliced
sesame seeds optional for garnish

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium heat on the stovetop.
While the pan heats up, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and cornstarch in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
Add the ground beef to the heated skillet and season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Break the ground beef up with a spatula and cook for about 5 - 7 minutes or until the beef is cooked all the way through and no pink remains. Drain any excess fat from the pan.
Add the minced garlic and ginger to the pan and sauté for another minute.
Turn the heat to low and add the sauce to the pan, stirring frequently until the sauce has thickened up and is fully incorporated with the ground beef.
Stir in the green onions.
Serve and garnish as desired and enjoy!

Notes

I like to use lean ground beef. You can easily substitute ground turkey or chicken or even use a meat mixture of one pound of ground beef and one of turkey or chicken.
Serve over white rice, brown rice, or cauliflower rice for a delicious meal. We like jasmine rice.
You could add in cooked veggies to bulk up the recipe and add some fiber.
Please double check amounts when using the multiplying feature in the recipe card.

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