Korean Ground Beef Rice Bowl
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This quick Korean-style ground beef rice bowl made with gochujang, soy sauce, and fresh vegetables is the perfect meal prep or 30-minute weeknight dinner. It's balanced, customisable and affordable using beef mince and simple pantry ingredients. Note - ingredients can be approximate .
Equipment
- Rice Cooker, optional
Ingredients
Korean beef
- 1 tablespoon Sesame oil, see note 1
- 1 brown onion, large
- 4 cloves garlic, fresh recommended
- 500 g (1 lb) Lean ground beef
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- 170 g (½ cup) MILD Gochujang, or ¼ cup medium/spicy (see note 2)
Serve with
- 200 g (1 cups) rice, yields approx. 3 cups cooked
- 1 Cucumber, large
- 2 Carrots
- 4 Spring Onions
Instructions
Preparing
- Cook 200 g (1 cups) rice according to your preferences or follow my tips and tricks.
- Dice: 1 brown onion, 4 cloves garlic
- Thinly slice: 2 Carrots, 1 Cucumber, 4 Spring Onions
Cooking
- Heat 1 tbsp Sesame oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened (approx. 2 minutes). Then, add garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds.
- Add 500 g (1 lb) Lean ground beef and cook, breaking it up, until it is mostly browned (approx. 5 minutes)
- Stir through ¼ cup Soy Sauce and 170 g (½ cup) MILD Gochujang, reducing heat slightly and letting the sauce thicken (approx. 5 minutes).
- Serve beef over rice and top with cucumber, carrot, and spring onions.
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Notes
Note 1 - Sesame Oil
Sesame oil provides a nutty undertone in flavour which balances the heat really well. If you don't have it, use a neutral oil (you'll just lose a little bit of the extra flavour depth).
Note 2 - Gochujang
This is a fermented Korean red chilli paste and different stores have different types. In Asian stores, you'll only find one option and it's usually really spicy so I would recommend decreasing the quantity (especially if you're sensitive to spice).
I use a mild version for this one (it's an o'food brand which is green) which is why so much is included, but taste and adjust as necessary.
Storing
Store the beef mixture and rice on one side of the container (or in a separate compartment) and the fresh vegetables that you don't want reheated on the other side. Store in fridge for up to 4-5 days.
Reheating
Reheat beef and rice only in the microwave on 1 minute intervals until warmed (approx. 3 minutes)
Freezing
Freeze beef mixture and rice separately for up to 6 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 478kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 34gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 930mgPotassium: 963mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 5354IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 5mg
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