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Korean ground beef

Korean ground beef

By Evelyn Kim
20’ Prep time
15’ Cook time
35’ Total time
373 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

I am so glad this recipe is finally live because i’ve made it 3 times since linley came up with it. i’m always looking for new ways to use ground beef and this korean-inspired recipe is next level — especially served next to a boat load of veggies and white rice.
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Step by Step

Step 1
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Step 1

First, make the salad. Add the rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, gochujang, and salt to a medium bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Add the red pepper and green onions and toss to coat. Transfer to the refrigerator.
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Step 2

Next, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, gochujang, and ginger in a separate bowl. Set aside.
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Step 3

Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until almost fully cooked, 4-6 minutes.
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Step 4

Pour the soy sauce mixture over the beef and reduce the heat. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
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Step 5

When the beef is cooked, move the beef to one side of the skillet and the sauce to the other. Sprinkle the cornstarch into the sauce and whisk vigorously until the cornstarch dissolves. Stir the sauce and beef back together and gently simmer over medium heat until the sauce thickens.
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Step 6

Remove from the heat and top with sesame seeds and green onions.
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Step 7

Serve the beef alongside the red pepper salad and white rice.

Tips and Warnings

  • If you are sensitive to spice, add half the amount of gochujang sauce.
  • If you don’t have gochujang sauce, you can substitute sriracha, but it will change the overall flavor of the dish.
  • Option to replace the brown sugar with honey.
  • The fish sauce adds a delicious umami flavor to the sauce, and a little goes a long way. Feel free to omit it if you are not excited about fish sauce.
  • Nutrition information does not include rice.

Ingredient

  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar
    29.57 ml
  • Sesame oil
    Sesame oil
    4.93 ml
  • Fish sauce
    Fish sauce
    0.62 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    59.15 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    0.62 ml
  • Corn starch
    Corn starch
    4.93 ml
  • Green onions
    Green onions
    5
  • Green onion
    Green onion
    1
  • Brown sugar
    Brown sugar
    4.93 ml
  • Fresh grated ginger
    Fresh grated ginger
    14.79 ml
  • Gochujang
    Gochujang
    4.93 ml
  • Ground beef
    Ground beef
    0.45 kg
  • Large red pepper
    Large red pepper
    1
  • Light brown sugar
    Light brown sugar
    9.86 ml
  • Sesame seeds
    Sesame seeds
    9.86 ml
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    3 pcs

Nutrition Facts

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