Sweet, salty, with a little spicy kick, if you like, this quick and easy Korean Ground Beef over Rice will please your taste buds! Done in 20 minutes or less. Can be made Paleo-friendly.
This is one of those easy ground beef dishes that you can prepare in a flash! Less than 20 minutes, seriously. But when you taste it - it seems like you simmered it or marinated it overnight as it's so very flavorful! You'd also love the complexity of flavors here - it's at once sweet, salty and with a little spicy kick, if you choose to add some chili flakes there, and then enhanced by the aromatic and nutty flavor of sesame oil and seeds! Truly delicious!
It is naturally best enjoyed with rice but if you are trying a lower-carb diet, then have no fear, you can certainly wrap this ground beef goodness in some lettuce and enjoy a gluten-free, lower-carb meal! Not totally low-carb because there is some sugar here but without the rice, it's lower for sure. To make it paleo, you can replace the soy sauce with coconut aminos and change the sugar to paleo-approved sweetener. The simplicity of it all is what makes this a perfect weeknight meal for the family. Simply brown the beef, add the sauce, stir and enjoy! Yes, it's that easy! We love it so much that we've already made this twice in one week and my kids absolutely devour this!
Korean Ground Beef over Rice
Published: 10/18/2016
Sweet, salty, with a little spicy kick, if you like, this quick and easy Korean Ground Beef over Rice will please your taste buds! Done in 20 minutes or less. Can be made Paleo-friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Beef
- 3 Garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce (if doing Paleo, replace with Coconut Aminos or wheat-free soy sauce for gluten-free diets)
- 1/4 cup brown Sugar (replace with raw Honey or other paleo-approved sweetener and adjust amount to taste e.g. 2-3 tablespoons to begin with)
- 2 teaspoons Sesame Oil
- 3 inch long (thumb-size) fresh Ginger, grated (or 1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger)
- A pinch of Red Pepper flakes
- Cooked Rice (or cauliflower rice or Lettuce leaves for Paleo)
- Roasted Sesame Seeds, for garnish
- 3 Green Onions or Scallions, sliced thinly
Instructions
- Cook the beef and minced garlic in a preheated skillet until the meat turns brown. I cook the beef until it's dark brown as I want the meat to be a little crunchy.
- In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, grated ginger (or ground ginger) and red pepper flakes (if using). Replace with paleo-approved ingredients if doing paleo. Use fresh ginger if you can as it adds a lot of flavor. Pour all the sauce into the beef and mix well. Cook just until everything is heated through. NOTE: If you're able - use fresh ginger as it just so delicious with it!
- Serve on top of freshly cooked rice (or cauliflower rice and lettuce wraps, if preferred). Garnish with roasted Sesame seeds and sliced green onions. Enjoy!
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.
Total time: 20 mins.
Tags: Korean, Asian, Beef, Ground Meat, Spicy, Sweet, Salty, Easy Recipe, Paleo, Gluten-Free
AWESOME recipe! We could not wait to try this out in the IndyChef kitchen and we were not disappointed. We had some leftover beef to use, so added your spices and it was delicious, we did not add the sugar and it was still tasty! Thanks and we look forward to trying out more of your recipes!!
ReplyDeleteThis has become a big favorite in our family, too for sure Katie! So glad you enjoyed this and thanks for letting us know. :)
DeleteThat sounds truly delicious and so simple, I'm not really that knowledgeable about Korean food but this sounds really achievable.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty easy Brian so hope you try it. Thanks!
DeleteIt looks and sounds really delicious. I love easy meals with ground beef :) Have to save this for later. I'm definitely going to try it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks Natalie and hope you enjoy this!
DeleteFor low carbers, you could totally sub the rice for cauliflower rice to. Fab recipe, thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThat's true and I believe I mentioned that as possible swap in the ingredients and it can be made fully paleo, too. Thanks Luci!
DeleteThat's a tasty new idea for ground beef--at least new to me. Good strategy on buying it up and dividing, I should do that more when it is on sale.
ReplyDeleteThanks David and hope you try it! :)
DeleteI think my whole family would like this! I love that it is so healthy, but easy and full of flavor. I can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy this as much as we do! Thanks Katie!
DeleteMade this last night for the first time and it was absolutely fantastic! Thank you for posting this
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting us know. :)
DeleteQuick and easy and delicious
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed it Eddie!
DeleteLate to the game.. This is fabulous! I use ground turkey cause thats what we use. Make it at least twice a month. Serve over spaghetti squash cause we're older and need to watch the carbs. I'd rather eat a tasty sauce then rice.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderfully flavorful!
ReplyDeleteEasy and good!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderfully flavorful.
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