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Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry is incredibly easy to make and has the best flavor! This is a recipe that my kids beg me to make every single week!
Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry
There is one thing that I can count on all of my kids to eat and it is this recipe for Korean Ground Beef Rice Bowls. In fact, my cute ten year old makes it for the family each week. I decided to switch it up a little when we made it this week and turn it into a stir fry! Let me tell you. This was so incredible with fresh veggies added. The sauce is the absolute best on this and it makes the flavor out of this world good. We are reminded every single time that we make it why it is a favorite at your house. I know that it will become a favorite at your house, and if my ten year old can make it, you can too!
How do you make stir fry?
- In a large skillet cook the ground beef and garlic breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove and set aside on a plate.
- Drain the grease and add olive oil and veggies and cook until tender. Add the ground beef back to the skillet.
- 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
We used our families favorite vegetables in this which include sugar snap peas, carrots, red bell pepper, zucchini and mushrooms. You can always customize this to your families taste and preference. I love making a meal in one that is packed with delicious and fresh vegetables.
What vegetables are good in a stir fry?
- Broccoli
- Yellow or White Onion
- Water Chestnuts
- Baby Corn
- Asparagus
- Bok Choy
- mung bean sprouts
What’s the best pan for stir fry?
I often use my ceramic nonstick wok from Greenpan, which you can get on Amazon for about $55. For more great options, check out my list of the best stir fry pans, which also includes some heavy-duty enameled cast iron skillets, like this one from Lodge which you can buy for around $60.
More delicious stir fry recipes to try:
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Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef 90% lean
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 zucchini sliced
- 1/2 cup sugar snap peas
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 8 ounce mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 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. Remove the ground beef and set aside on a plate.
- Drain the grease and add 1 Tablespoon olive oil to the skillet. Add bell pepper, zucchini, snap peas, carrots, and mushrooms. Saute 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add the ground back to the skillet.
- 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 was absolutely terrible. I doubled the sauce. I can’t see what most of the reviewers thought was so wonderful about this dish. What a disappointment.
Such a delicious, simple and quick dinner recipe, I didn’t have the peas so used a shredded carrot instead, served over brown rice, fusing the mince was a nice alternative to chicken, thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely make again!
Made this for dinner tonight served over brown rice, and it was AMAZING! Thank you for posting this awesome recipe! The sauce and seasonings are spot on and absolutely perfect! I’ll definitely be making this again!
Made this several times with different veggies I had in fridg. Good way to use them up. Family loves it.
Absolutely delicious! Added broccoli left out mushrooms because we don’t like them. Hubby said make this again soon! Left overs in a wrap for lunch today! Thanks for this awesome recipe!
I love that a single ick dad can find quick meals to cook after work or something in a slow cooker all day while at work. Thank you so much .
Easy and a favorite at our house. Thanks!
I like many of the recipes I have made from this site, but I’m sorry to say my family did not care for this one at all. I thought 1/2 a cup of brown sugar sounded like a lot, so I decreased it to about 1/3 cup, and it was still WAY too sweet. My teenagers wouldn’t eat it, and they’re pretty adventurous eaters. My husband actually told me not to make it again, it was that bad. I tried to like it, but I have to agree with them. It reminded me of some type of Asian sloppy joes, and not in a good way. I’m know for being a very good cook, so it’s really upsetting to me that my family was disappointed and I wasted my time and good ingredients on this recipe.
like any cook if you feel the portions are incorrect make adjustments. this has a good base i would just make a couple of adjustments .
1. you could have used honey to taste. what kind of veggies did you use? some stir fry frozen mixes need to be never used. or certain veggie combos dont mix. i do stir fry a lot usually i use pepper salt garlic diced green onions and soy sauce (crushed red pepper or ground cyan pepper) for heat. sliced ginger is good but only in small quantities. anyways hope this helps not sure i would use brown sugar personally
a simpler way would be to cook the meat first drain , throw it in a container to store the heat do the veggies then throw the meat back in to finish and only cook the veggies till they get more clear look but have more on the crunchy side so not sloppy joe mushy 😉
to make it crispy.
Note ( seasoning i would used during not after the meat was fully cooked).
I absolutely love this recipe! It’s such a good way to get your veggies in for the week and is absolutely delicious.
This recipe was easy and super delicious! Quick dinner, loved it!
Thank you! I’m so glad that you loved it!
Love Love Love this recipe!!! It’s now a go to for a ground beef recipe. It’s so easy to make too! Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
Made as directed, it was far too sweet for us. The flavors were great though, so will try it again with half the brown sugar!
Even half will be too sweet. I put half in and we still cannot even eat it! And my husband has a sweet tooth! I don’t know how to salvage it. So bummed bc I used really good beef.
Do you think this could be frozen and reheated later?
Sure! After you cook it up and it has cooled then you can place it in an airtight container. It will last about 2 months in the freezer. Let it thaw in your fridge overnight and then reheat it on the store until it is warmed through!
Amazing recipe. I make this as one of my meal preps. I make it gluten free as I’m a ceoliac. Great flavours, lots of veggies, I’ve swapped the snap peas for broccoli or frozen beans, I think you could use any veggies you have on hand as it’s very adaptable. The flavours in my opinion are fantastic i don’t change anything. Thanks for a great recipe
We love this so much! It’s quick and easy, tasty, and has a bunch of veggies – what more could you ask for?! Thanks so much for this recipe! (As a side note I do use coconut aminos in place of soy sauce, as we are gluten free – works great!)
That’s a great tip! I’m glad that you loved it!
So yummy and quick to make! The flavors are amazing.
Great mix of flavors! Used baby bok Choy instead of zucchini but otherwise followed recipe as you wrote it. Family enjoyed it a lot and will definitely put on twice a month rotation. Thank you for sharing this recipe.