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Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls are so incredibly easy to make and will become a family favorite! This makes the perfect weeknight meal.
Such a simple meal with all the flavor! Try these different variations of Korean beef in these recipes: Korean Beef Noodles, Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry, or Slow Cooker Korean Beef.
Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls
This right here is my boy’s favorite weeknight meal. They beg me to make it every week. Since we have been so busy with Lacrosse, we have been having it every week. It requires minimal ingredients and little effort to make.
With minimal ingredients and big flavor, my kids devour it every time. The ground beef browns in minutes but still brings that classic Korean taste with brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger. I always have these simple ingredients on hand, so all I need is a pound of ground beef to make it happen. Serve it over rice, toss in some veggies, and top with sesame seeds and green onions for a quick, delicious dinner you’ll make again and again. If you love these flavors, try my Slow Cooker Korean BBQ Chicken next!
How do you make Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls?
- In a large skillet cook the ground beef and garlic breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain the grease.
- In a small bowl whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and pepper. Pour over the ground beef and let simmer for another minute or two.
- Serve over hot rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
What temperature should ground beef be cooked to?
The interior of a raw hamburger usually does contain bacteria, and is safest if cooked well done.The USDA sets the minimum safe temperature for ground beef at 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Can you make this with chicken?
Yes! This is a great chicken flavor as well. Sauté your chicken with all the ingredients. Cook until it is no longer pink.
What is the best rice to use?
- White rice
- Brown rice
- Jasmine rice
Looking for more simple ground beef recipes?! Here you go!
- Salsa Verde Beef and Mushroom Enchiladas
- Beefy Baked Tacos
- Tater Tot Nachos
- Cheesy Baked Ziti
- Classic Baked Spaghetti
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Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef 90% lean
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
- sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook the ground beef and garlic breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain the grease.
- In a small bowl whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and pepper. Pour over the ground beef and let simmer for another minute or two.
- Serve over hot rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
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So yummy, so easy to make, so quick to make.
Amazing! I recommend also adding it with broccoli. So easy even a college student can make it!
I just added frozen broccoli to this recipe. Awesome recipe!! Even my picky teenager wants me to make it again.
That is awesome! What a great idea! I am so happy that your teenager loved it! Great job mom;)!! XOXO
Is this spicy at all? Just wondering cause my kids don’t like spicy food. I don’t think it will be cause it’s not a lot of crushed red pepper but just wanted to hear from those who have made it before. This looks really good!
Yes, it does have a bit of spiciness to it. You are welcome to omit the red pepper flakes to make sure it does not have that spice.
I didnt put the red pepper flakes in it only because I didnt have any. It was still delicious.
Definitely one of my go to dinners to make. Love it since it’s easy to make but super flavorful. The only thing I change is making a little more sauce. My kids also like to add a sunny side egg on top. Thank you for the recipe!
I made your Korean beef with rice bowls was delicious will definitely be making this again
Easy and SO good!
Yum! Made this with sticky rice and it was delish. Thanks!
This is really good, but I did find (after trying it as is) that it needed more flavor. The ground beef ended up surprisingly dry, like there wasn’t enough sauce because of the rice. While eating I put a bit more soy sauce and pepper on it and it was incredibly delicious. Very good recipe overall though, I will make again
This is soooo good. I eat Paleo so I tweaked the recipe a bit. I used coconut sugar instead of the brown, coconut aminos instead of soy, and a splash of red boats fish sauce. It turned out really well!! Thanks!
So great! I cooked in an onion, red pepper, and yellow pepper. Cooked a side of brocolli too. So good!
I MADE THIS TONIGHT AND IT IS DELICIOUS! There are not any left overs. SO EAST AND QUICK to make. I didn’t have sesame oil, so used EVOO instead. Also, didn’t have sesame seeds or gren onion. We served it over noodles, as we’ve had so much rice lately. THANK YOU FOR THIS RECIPE I will be making it again next week!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! I’ve been making it ever since I first found you on here. It’s delicious! Tonight, I’m making it with lettuce cups!
I added finely chopped carrots and water chestnuts and use it in lettuce wraps it’s easy and very good if you have anymore ground beef recipes let me know
Love this recipe! I often make it with ground turkey instead of ground beef and sub 1-2 tsp of sriracha for the red pepper flakes and pepper. I serve it over brown rice or quinoa. Super yum!!
This was an outstanding recipe. Just needs a little more sauce. Seemed a little dry.