Name: Bulgogi Ground Beef (Quick & Easy Korean Beef)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 3 cloves garlic, (minced); 1 tablespoon grated ginger; 1 pound lean ground beef; Optional toppings: Sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and/or sliced red chiles

This Bulgogi Ground Beef recipe tastes just like Korean BBQ! It makes a flavor-packed Asian dinner recipe that is ideal for busy weeknights and meal prep. Perhaps best of all, it is ready to eat in just 15 minutes! Learn how to make homemade Bulgogi Ground Beef with this quick and easy recipe.

Bulgogi Ground Beef: A Quick & Easy Korean Dinner Recipe

You are going to love this fast and simple Bulgogi Ground Beef recipe, because it delivers maximum flavor with minimal effort. It is perfectly seasoned and substantial, but only requires a handful of ingredients and mere minutes to prepare.

This recipe is inspired by Bulgogi (Korean Barbecue Beef), which is traditionally made with thinly sliced sirloin. This recipe instead uses ground beef to make it a more budget-friendly dish. Using ground beef also saves time, because you don’t need to marinate the meat for hours to allow all the flavors to sink in.

How to Make Bulgogi Ground Beef

To make this homemade Bulgogi Ground Beef recipe, simply:

Make the sauce: Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
Cook the aromatics: Sauté the garlic and ginger in a hot, oiled pan until softened and fragrant.
Brown the beef: Add the ground meat to the pan and cook.
Combine the sauce and beef: Stir the prepared sauce into the cooked meat and simmer.
Garnish and serve: Serve over rice, topped with green onions, sesame seeds, and/or red chiles, if desired.

Tip: This dish is super satisfying as it is, but feel free to add some cooked vegetables to your serving bowls for a more balanced meal. Steamed spinach, carrots, and broccoli are all great additions to this recipe.

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More Takeout-Style Recipes to Try:

Interested in cooking more takeout-fakeout meals at home? Here are a few of my favorite takeout-style recipes on the blog:

For this Bulgogi Ground Beef recipe, I recommend:

Here is a kitchen tool I suggest using to making prepping this recipe a breeze:

Kitchen and Food Scale – If you buy in bulk, a scale makes it so easy to measure the perfect amount of ground beef to use for this dish. You can also use a kitchen scale to accurately measure the weight of vegetables, pasta, and flour to use in recipes.

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Overhead view of two bowls of Ground Beef Bulgogi with rice on a wooden surface with chopsticks on the side.

Bulgogi Ground Beef (Quick & Easy Korean Beef)

This Bulgogi Ground Beef recipe tastes just like Korean BBQ, but instead uses ground beef to make it super quick, easy, and budget-friendly!

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Course: Main

Cuisine: American, Korean

Keyword: Bulgogi Ground Beef, Ground Beef and Rice, Korean BBQ, Korean Beef Bowls

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Calories: 239kcal

Author: Alia | Everyday Easy Eats

Ingredients

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 pound lean ground beef
Optional toppings: Sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and/or sliced red chiles

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Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the ground beef and cook, stirring constantly to break up the meat, for about 5 minutes or until completely browned.
Stir in the soy sauce mixture until combined. Allow mixture to simmer for about 2 minutes until heated through.
Serve warm over cooked rice, garnished with optional toppings.

Notes

To make this recipe gluten-free, substitute the soy sauce with tamari.
To cut down on carbs, you can serve it with cauliflower rice instead of white rice.
For the best flavor, I highly recommend using grass-fed, hormone-free ground beef from ButcherBox for this recipe.

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