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Korean BBQ-style ground beef bowl topped with sliced green onions.

Korean BBQ-style Ground Beef Bowls.

These easy-to-make Korean BBQ-style beef bowls take about 30 minutes to make. There’s no grill needed for the recipe. Thanks to the tasty sauce, you get that sweet BBQ flavor that makes Korean BBQ so wonderful.

Recipe adapted from Damn Delicious blog.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon sambal oelek, use more or less to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger OR 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 pound extra-lean ground beef
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced, divided
  • 8 ounces white or baby bella mushrooms, sliced

For Serving

  • Cooked white rice, optional
  • Green beans or cucumber salad, optional

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, water, sambal oelek, and ground ginger. If using fresh ginger, add it to the ground beef along with the garlic.
  2. Heat oil in a large nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add the ground beef. Cook until nicely brown, about 3-5 minutes. Crumble the beef as it cooks.
  3. Add the yellow onions. Cook, stirring frequently until onions are soft and translucent. Add half the green onions. Cook until about a minute or until soft and fragrant.
  4. Add the mushroom slices. Stir. Cover pan. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until mushrooms are soft, about two minutes. Remove the lid. Stir.

  5. Add the garlic and cook for a minute. If using fresh ginger, add it now.

  6. Stir in the sauce. Reduce heat to low. Cook until warm, about two minutes.

    If preparing green beans, you can reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover the pan while you prepare the green beans.

  7. Top ground beef with remaining green onion slices. Serve and enjoy.