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Korean Beef Recipe: Fast, Flavor-Packed Weeknight Dinner

"Korean Beef Recipe – Tastes like Korean BBQ and is on your dinner table in just 15 min start to finish! It doesn’t get any easier than this!"
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Weeknight-fast korean beef recipe with soy, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and sesame. Juicy, glossy, and perfect over rice with scallions.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb (450 g) ground beef, 85–90% lean
  • 3 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce (or tamari)
  • 2–3 tbsp brown sugar, packed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2–1 tsp red-pepper flakes (or 1–2 tsp gochujang)
  • 3 cups cooked rice (white, brown, or cauliflower)
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • Lime wedges or rice vinegar, to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

2. Add the beef; crumble and brown, letting it sit between stirs to develop fond.

3. Spoon off excess fat, then stir in garlic and ginger for 20–30 seconds.

4. Whisk soy, brown sugar, sesame oil, and chili (or gochujang); pour over beef and scrape up browned bits.

5. Simmer 1–2 minutes until glossy and lightly thickened; add a splash of water if you like extra sauce.

6. Kill the heat; fold in scallions and sesame. Taste and adjust salt, heat, and sweetness.

7. Serve over hot rice; finish with more scallions, sesame, and a squeeze of lime or splash of rice vinegar.

Notes

  • Make it lighter: use ground turkey; brown well before saucing.
  • Gluten-aware: swap tamari or coconut aminos for soy.
  • Meal prep: cool fast; refrigerate 3–4 days or freeze up to 3 months.
  • Extra saucy: double the sauce; simmer 30 seconds after adding 2–3 tbsp water.

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Keywords: korean beef recipe, ground beef bulgogi, quick dinner

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