Korean Ground Beef Bowls (Ready in 15 Minutes)

Cooked ground beef with Korean toppings.

5 from 11 votes

Korean Ground Beef Bowls (Ready in 15 Minutes)

Try Korean Ground Beef Bowls for a satisfying meal that hits all the right flavor notes and is ready in under 15 minutes! Sweet and savory ground beef is served over a bed of fluffy rice and topped with spicy mayo, crisp cucumbers, and tangy kimchi.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Korean

Keyword: 15 minute meal, easy dinner, ground beef bowls, korean beef, korean ground beef bowls, quick dinner

Servings: servings

Calories: 1171kcal

Author: Lena Gladstone

Ingredients

Korean ground beef

1 pound ground beef 80/20 fat
¼ cup brown sugar packed
⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon sriracha or more to taste
1 teaspoon ginger grated
3 cloves garlic minced

Spicy mayo

¼ cup kewpie mayonnaise
2 teaspoons sriracha sauce or more to taste
2 teaspoons lime juice

Serve with

2 cups cooked rice
2 Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
1 cup kimchi optional
3 green onions thinly sliced
½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, ginger and garlic.
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain any excess fat with a paper towel.
Stir in the sauce, allowing it to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat. Sprinkle some of the green onions and sesame seeds.
Make the spicy mayo by combining the kewpie mayo, sriracha and lime juice, mix well to combine.
Serve the Korean Ground Beef with cooked rice, sliced cucumbers, kimchi and garnished with remaining green onions and sesame seeds, then drizzle with the spicy mayo. Or try it with these other favorites: quick-pickled carrots and daikon, Korean carrot salad, cucumber salad or spicy cucumber salad.

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