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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
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This was really tasty! Had another recipe but yours has a better flavor. Perfect the way it is and great to add kale or spinach, edamame,snow peas and sprouts! Everyone loves it that try’s it!
Very delicious and easy to make. I ran out of rice so I used quinoa instead.
I make this recipe every week and it’s amazing with ground turkey! I add a tiny bit of minced garlic into the sauce mix too. Best recipe I’ve found in a while, thank you!
This was quick and tasty! I love spice so just added some hot crushed peppers and it was perfect.
My family loved this recipe. It was very easy and quick to make.
Add a touch hoisin sauce sauce
Yum? Have you tried my homemade hoisin sauce recipe? Homemade Hoisin Sauce
It’s delicious and very simple recipe.
Eh…It was lust OK. Too sweet
WOW girl!!! Unbelievably simple, and delicious. Thx for sharing.
Amazing flavor quick & simple ! I’m making it again tonight & gona attempt to use it as a marinade for my skirt steak !
Made this tonight and it was so good. I’ll probably end up doubling it next time just because we prefer it to be more saucy. I didn’t have the garnishes but I Added some fire roasted veggies from Costco into the beef mixture and it was heaven! My boyfriend raves about it. Thank you!
So good! So easy! Will use again for sure!
Simple, quick, and really good !
loved this recipe! I doubled the sauce mixture and added some cornstarch to have some over rice. delicious!!!! My daughter loved it too.
Our family loves it too!
Great flavors. I try to do keto for lunches, so I omitted the brown sugar, used 80/20 beef, and ate with cauliflower rice. I also used 2 TBSP of coconut aminos instead of soy sauce, and used 2 TBSP toasted sesame oil. I added a splash of rice vinegar and fish sauce, and some fresh chopped ginger in addition to the ground ginger. For all my tweaking of the recipe it still turned out really flavorful. I bet it’s amazing as is if you don’t have limitations like I do. Thanks for a great base recipe that I was able to easily alter. The best thing is how easy and QUICK this was to make.
Great ideas!!!
Man that’s literally just a diff recipe
Love, love this!! Did I mention I ❤️ ❤️❤️ This! I do prep for all week for my son’s lunch, what’s for dinner goes for lunch and this is a lunch once a week for him! Amongst your other recipes.