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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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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hello,
I am excited to try this recipe! However, I have a question. Do you drain the ground beef fat before you add the soy sauce marinade, or is that not necessary?
Thanks!
I skimmed off the fat when I cooked it, but I was also using extra lean ground beef so it probably wasn’t necessary. But I think that also helped my sauce thicken up a bit, too, which was nice.
We love this recipe and is a go-to dish for us. I do add a little water to the meat to make it a little saucier. This is an easy recipe to keep ingredients on hand. I always sauté some veggie separately to eat with it like peppers or green beans.
Its really good. tnak you for your sharing.
I love this recipe!
Is the nutritional information per serving or the whole recipe?
The nutritional information is for one serving.
How much is a serving??
About 1 cup
I was looking for something fast to use with some ground beef and rice I had left over. I never thought I would like this so much! Was done in about 10 minutes (already had the rice prepared) and we devoured it! Thank you so much!
My God this was awesome. I never reply on recipes, but, this might be one of the tastiest (and easiest) recipes I have ever made. Will certainly be a go to from now on.
Instant family favorite! It is so flavorful! We love this! I’ve made it a few times already, following the exact recipe and (thanks to you) I’ll nail every time! Thank you very much for sharing this recipe!!! It’s so delicious!!! Great Job!!
Great sauce recipe, thank you, I doubled it then added can of water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms, and baby corn….then added rough chop bok choy, served over white rice. Super easy and delicious. Leftovers heat up very well also.
this looks amazing but i don’t have sesame oil is their anything i could use as a replacement?
You can use teriyaki sauce or extra soy sauce.
Excellent and easy dish.
This recipe is delicious and really easy to make! I am 14 years old and I was able to serve this amazing dish to my family! This is my second time making it my family keeps begging me to make some more
So proud of you!! I wish my boys had learned to cook early. Keep it up!!
Delicious one-pan recipe!
I give it 5 stars due to it’s simplicity and fab taste. I will disclose that I’m not a sweet protein lover so I cut the sugar by half and that was great for my palate. I served it with some leftover steamed broccoli, brown rice, and cauliflower rice and had a tasty lunch whipped up in a matter of minutes. I’ll definitely keep this in the meal rotation.
Just made this recipe because we didn’t have much in the house to make anything with, and OMG!! This is such an amazing recipe! I was definitely not expecting it to be as good as it was! Bookmarking this page asap 🙂
Ive made this a few times, SO good! I do increase the sauce to 1.5 times as I love the extra flavour.
My family loved this recipe and so did I!!! So easy to make and the perfect blend of spices. Added some raw sugar snap peas on the side, perfect weeknight dinner! This one is definitely going in my weekly rotation, thank you!