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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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This recipe is delicious! My family loved it! Thank you. It will be going on regular rotation.
This is one of my regulars. I use a wok, cook the beef until most of the stream is gone and it has a nice fond, add the garlic, give it a stir for a minute, then add the sauce. I serve it over brown rice and texture is lovely. This is quick, delicious and attractive with sesame seeds and green onion garnish. Beautiful!
I do not have low sodium soy sauce. Can I use regular soy sauce?
Yes, of course.
I just made this for dinner tonight. I had some ground beef leftover and plenty of rice. This recipe came right up from google. Tasted delicious.
Definitely seeing it being a weekend/Friday evening dinner. Just feels like a treat. Think I’ll add some more pepper flakes next time! 😀
I love this dish! It’s so easy to make. I’ve used regular ground beef and sliced beef. The only thing I do different is double all the ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic. I keep the brown sugar the same. Thank you for this very quick “rotation dish”.
This was so simple and delicious. I would make this again but will add veggies next time to make it more balance. My kids loved it 🙂
I rarely leave reviews, but I had to on this one. It’s so quick and easy to throw together that I’ve wound up making it three times now. I usually do 1.5x for the sauce because I like the rice to absorb some liquid… and the last time I made it, I had leftover rice and just threw it in the pan at the end so it really took on the liquid well. I add some sliced carrots and snap peas for texture/flavor/color. Definitely recommend this one!
Really tasty, I made this with Japanese wagyu beef, so yummy, thanks for the recipe!
Can I use the all purpose Kikkoman for this dish?
Yes, that will work great!
2 out of 4 of us are super picky. We all LOVED this! I just put it in my Evernote file of recipes to make regularly. Thank you!
Changed it up slightly by adding in steamed broccoli and using fresh ginger (+ extra ginger)!
I also made extra sauce and added some to the rice to slightly change the flavor and have it soak into it. Everyone loved it!!! One person requested more sauce for the side, but everyone else found it to be perfect as is! Felt like a really filling, subtly sweet dish that was a crowd pleaser for the whole family, from toddlers to my old parents.
We love this, super quick, flavorful and easy. I added about 1 tablespoon of gochujang (Korean spice blend, like sirracha) topped with steamed broccoli.
Better than any other recipe of beef
Sweet as candy!?❤️❤️❤️
I was wondering I love this dish but I was wondering if spinach would be a good add on??
Spinach would be a great add in! Let me know how it turns out.
Freaking amazing! I put in some broccoli florets and toasted peanuts as well. Kids couldn’t get enough
Hello! Should I drain the beef before adding the other ingredients? All I have on hand is the 72% lean and there is always a ton of liquid after its cooked.
Yes, I like to drain it but if you have a lean meat then you may not need too drain it.
Delicious with fresh spinach!!!