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This Korean Beef recipe is perfect for a quick, easy and flavorful dinner! Serve it over rice for a meal the entire family will love!
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The past week or so, I have been feeling super stressed out. Mostly, I feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything I need or want to do. I have been trying to find time to step away from the computer – even for just a few hours everyday. I’m trying to find the balance between everything because I am seriously on the verge of burning out.
I made a conscious choice this past weekend to start taking care of myself. I know it sounds like a stupid thing to even have to think about. For me, it’s been too easy to find excuses as to why I don’t get enough sleep …. why I don’t exercise … why I’m always crabby …. and I’ve had it. Had. It.
While I’m not exactly sure what all of that means yet, I know it means it’s time for some changes …..
Because I only have so many hours in a day and I have been feeling super stressed out, I have needed to rely on my arsenal of quick and easy dinner ideas! Seriously y’all … dinner doesn’t get any faster or easier than this Korean Beef recipe! With just a handful of ingredients and 20 minutes, you can have this amazingly simple, yet delicious dinner on the table!
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ – 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers, to desired spiciness
- 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ground ginger and crushed red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown and crumble the lean ground beef until no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Stir in soy sauce mixture, allowing to simmer until most of the liquid has reduced, stirring frequently, about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve immediately over steamed rice. Top with thinly sliced green onions.
Notes
- Serve with rice or noodles, whichever you prefer.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Any idea what the serving size is? This is one of our family favorites and I’m glad I can still eat it on Weight Watchers!!
This was very good! Very quick and easy. I had never used Sesame oil before, and the smell was very strong and almost off putting…but I kept going, in hopes of a yummy meal….I was rewarded! A little sweet, and yet still savory…will definitely be making this again!
This is delicious!
I’ve made it several times now for my own family, and I’ve also taken it to a family for a meal train meal. DELICIOUS! All of my kids love it and want seconds (ages 4-15), my husband loves it, as do I.
You can’t beat how simple it is to make. Thank you!!
Thanks for posting this.
It was easy& very tasty.
My fam loved it and it’s kid friendly.
Making it for the second time will be serving
It with jasmine rice and egg drop soup.
We served this over rices cauliflower and it was amazing!!! Super easy and yummy recipe!
Made this tonight with shaved beef instead, fried rice and broccoli. Added a little sriracha on it and it was pretty good!
Great!! I was wondering myself if you could use shaved beef or flank steak.
Another night with a pound of ground beef and not a clue what to do with it! I have been cooking for years but ground beef is harder to use with my hubby. He doesnt like italian food or noodles. So for spaghetti I have to make meat balls for him to eat it. I am gluten free so hamburgers and sloppy joes are a no go as I havent found good buns. So you see my dilemma! Your recipe saved me and is one of the best meals I have had in a long time. I am planning for the next time I make it already! Also for the times we are low carb dieting it would be great wrapped in lettuce leaves. But tonight I had it with jasmine rice and sugar snap peas.
We love this recipe! Super easy to make on a weekday and super tasty too. Made it twice in one week!
This was so easy and so good! My husband loved it and said I could make it again. Very favorable!!
One of my favorite dishes.thank you soon much!