Korean Beef Bowls

With any of my recipes, I can’t speak to the cultural authenticity of it but I can speak to the tastiness. This is a quick stir fry recipe with lots of flavor and versatility.

Don’t have ground beef? Really any ground meat (or meat substitute crumble) works. I have used ground turkey, ground pork, and ground beef. The veggies can be substituted as well. On the day I made this, I used broccoli, red pepper, and carrot matchsticks. I like to use multiple vegetables to make the meat go further but I have made it with just broccoli or just red pepper before. I have had a similar dish at a restaurant with just the meat and rice -so if veggies aren’t your thing, feel free to hold them. I like to keep a bag of frozen broccoli florets in my freezer. NOTE- buy florets! it is soooo worth it. It took me a while to figure out that they sell frozen broccoli in a few different ways (chunks – include the stem and floret, whole broccoli, and just florets).

Mix up the sauce first. I like to have it meld together for a little while before adding it in. Peel & mince a thumb size piece for ginger and two cloves of garlic. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and siracha sauce and mix well.

Next, chop & prep all the veggies. Chop an onion, slice a red pepper, chop of some broccoli, slice green onion (set aside for serving).

Start by heating some oil to a pan. Once heated, at the chopped onion and cook until softened. (Do all my recipes start this way? well…. a lot do). Add other veggies and cook through. Once cooked, set veggies aside. Add, meat to pan and cook until browned. Drain any excessive fat from the pain. Add sauce to pan and mix thoroughly. Add in the cooked veggies and mix everything up.

I like to serve this over rice but have also served over rice noodles. Top the dish with green onions, match stick carrots, and extra Siracha.

Korean Beef Bowls

Ready in 30 minutes

Serves 4 people

INGREDIENTS

• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 cup broccoli florets, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 lbs ground beef
• green onions sliced for serving
• handful matchstick carrots for serving
• Sauce
  • Thumb sized piece of ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Siracha
  • (up to 2 tbsp – 1/4 cup water if sauce is too thick)

PREPARATION

1. Mince ginger & garlic and then mix sauce ingredients
2. Chop and prep veggies (onion, pepper, broccoli)
3. Heat oil in pan and add onion. Cook until softened. Add the rest of the veggies and cook through. Remove veggies and set aside.
4. Cook ground beef through. Once browned, add sauce and then cooked veggies. Mix well.
5. Serve with rice and topped with green onion and matchstick carrots. Have some extra Siracha around for those that like it spicier.
6. Enjoy!

TIPS

• Play around with combinations of veggies and protein.
• Serve with rice or rice noodles.