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This Korean Ground Beef recipe is perfect for an easy dinner on busy weeknights and comes together in minutes! Serve over rice for a quick meal the whole family loves.
Why you’ll love this Korean Ground Beef and Rice
I make this easy Korean-style ground beef and rice when I need a quick dinner that even my picky eaters will eat without complaining. It is a delicious way to change up the average ground beef recipe, and it takes about 15-20 minutes, tops!
We make a bunch of Instant Pot jasmine rice while the beef is cooking. Then, we make Korean beef and rice bowls and serve broccoli or other veggies, egg rolls or dumplings on the side. While it’s not authentic Korean recipe, it’s so simple, and the flavor is amazing!I
Ingredient Notes
Here’s what you need to make it! Full amounts and video are in the printable recipe card below.
- Ground beef — Choose lean ground beef if possible. You can sub ground turkey or ground chicken.
- Soy Sauce — I like low-sodium soy sauce.
- Beef Broth — to flavor the sauce
- Brown sugar — for a little sweetness. You can sub honey if you have it.
- Seasonings — garlic powder, ground ginger, sea salt, dried minced onion
- Sriracha sauce — for a little heat. You can sub red pepper flakes or another spicy sauce like gochujang sauce, for a more authentic Korean flavor.
- Sesame oil — Just a little at the end of cooking adds so much flavor!
How to Make Korean Ground Beef
First, brown the beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break up the meat as it cooks.
Then, add the broth, sauces and seasonings. Stir everything together until well combined, and let it simmer until the meat mixture is thickened.
Right before you are ready to serve, stir in a little sesame oil. This is meant to be more of a finishing sauce, so it goes in at the end of cooking.
I like to add some sliced green onions for extra flavor and color. It’s not necessary, though. You can skip this part if your picky eaters aren’t fans of onions! Or let people add their own toppings for this Korean beef bowl.
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in your refrigerator for 3-4 days. This is also great recipe for meal prep. You can make small containers to use for lunches! You can also freeze the beef and rice or the beef by itself for up to 3 months.
Recipe Tip
Start cooking the rice when you star the beef, as it does not take long at all. You can also use quick-cooking rice like Minute Rice.
Variation
I also have an Instant Pot version of this recipe, but I actually like this stove-top version better. You can let the meat simmer and thicken in the sauce without using any thickeners like cornstarch.
More Easy Ground Beef Recipes
Try my taco rice or these easy Sloppy Joes or my easy baked tacos or one pan taco pasta next! Or search more beef recipes, your family will love.
Easy Korean Ground Beef
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- ½ cup beef broth
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat until no longer pink, breaking up with a spatula as the meat cooks
- Add the remaining ingredients, except the sesame oil, and stir until well combined
- Allow to simmer on medium heat until most of the liquid is absorbed and the sauce has thickened
- Stir in the sesame oil, and serve over rice
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Such big flavors and so easy to make. The family loved this one. Not your normal hamburger helper meal!
This is so easy and tons of flavor! Wanted something really quick and was out of ideas so I tried this one! Wow! Going to make this often!
So glad you liked the Korean beef, Yvonne. Thanks for the wonderful review!