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Korean Ground Beef Bowls

by Meghan on January 14, 2019 67

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These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef!
These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef! | Ground Beef Recipe | Easy Dinner REcipe | Healthy ground beef bowls | Meal prep idea | with egg

These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef! | Ground Beef Recipe | Easy Dinner REcipe | Healthy ground beef bowls | Meal prep idea | with egg

I’m back again with an easy weeknight dinner!  This time I wanted to make an easy ground beef recipe, since almost everyone has a package of ground beef in their freezer and thinks: “What can I make for dinner with ground beef?”

Well, I have a quick and easy ground beef recipe that you will love: Korean Ground Beef Bowls.  Your family will love these rice bowls and you will love how easy they are to make.

These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef! | Ground Beef Recipe | Easy Dinner REcipe | Healthy ground beef bowls | Meal prep idea | with egg

What is a Korean Ground Beef Bowl?

The idea around these Korean beef bowls is that you take the flavors of Korean beef bulgogi but take a shortcut and use ground beef.  It ends up being a delicious dinner that takes about 20 minutes to make.

To make this Korean Beef Bowl, I started with an easy ground beef stir fry – just brown the beef and add the sauce.  I served the Korean beef over white rice and topped it with a sunny side up egg.  A garnish of sesame seeds and sliced green onions is optional, but makes it pretty.

These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef! | Ground Beef Recipe | Easy Dinner Recipe | Healthy ground beef bowls | Meal prep idea | with egg

Other than being fast, easy and delicious, another thing I love about this recipe is that it has ingredients you probably already have on hand, and are actually pretty inexpensive. Ground beef and rice recipes are classic for a reason! Would you like to see more ground beef recipes on the blog?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

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Korean Ground Beef Bowl

These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners! The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef!
5 from 23 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: 30 Minute Dinners, Easy Recipes, Korean Beef, Quick Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Author: Meghan McMorrow | Fox and Briar

Ingredients

For Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic finely minced or grated
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon ginger root grated
  • 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce

For Korean Beef Bowls:

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 3 green onions sliced, green and white parts separated
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons butter
  • 1 ½ cups cooked rice
  • sesame seeds optional, for garnish

Instructions

  • Whisk together the sauce ingredients, set aside
  • Place a large pan over medium high heat on the stove. Add the ground beef and brown, breaking the meat up as it cooks until done, approximately 4-6 minutes.
  • Pour the sauce over the meat and bring to a simmer. Stir in the white parts of the green onions, cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Meanwhile fry the eggs.
  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat. When the pan is hot add the butter. Once butter is melted, crack the eggs into the pan, being careful not to break the yolk. Reduce heat to low. Fry until whites are set and yolks are cooked to desired doneness, 4-5 minutes.
  • To make the Korean beef bowl: Add rice to a bowl, top with korean ground beef, then a fried egg.
  • Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

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Nutritional information is an estimate for your convenience. If you have strict nutritional needs, please do your due diligence to make sure this recipe fits your needs.
Did you like this recipe?Please comment, rate and share! And don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @foxandbriar AND #foxandbriar so I can see what you made!

 

These Korean Ground Beef bowls are an easy and quick ground beef recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners!  The flavors of beef bulgogi made easy using ground beef! | Ground Beef Recipe | Easy Dinner REcipe | Healthy ground beef bowls | Meal prep idea | with egg

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Comments

  1. Christine says

    January 5, 2021 at 6:26 am

    I’ve made this recipe several times. I have been using ground chicken and it’s delicious. Quick and easy dinner that my whole family will eat. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      January 5, 2021 at 10:05 am

      So glad to hear that!

      Reply
  2. Timothy Barton says

    December 13, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    5 stars
    We were missing the chili garlic sauce & sesame oil, but added grated carrot, extra fresh ginger and purple rice-quite yummy! Thank you for something new and different than our usual ground meat standards: spaghetti🍝with meat sauce, hamburgers🍔or taco🌮s. Even our eight year old tried it… Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      December 13, 2020 at 8:30 pm

      I’m so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  3. Brian says

    December 6, 2020 at 5:00 am

    This sounds delicious. I plan on making this soon, but do have a question. Do you drain the ground beef after browning? Then add the sauce.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      December 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm

      Hi Brian – yes, you can drain the ground beef if there is excess liquid before adding the sauce.

      Reply
  4. Britt says

    December 5, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Excellent! Quick and easy!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      December 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm

      I’m so glad you love it Britt!

      Reply
  5. Jenna says

    November 13, 2020 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve made this for dinner three times now and it’s been hit every time! Love! Love! Love!

    Reply
  6. Angelo Landi says

    October 9, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    5 stars
    This is an explosion of flavor! 10:10, will make again. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      October 10, 2020 at 12:44 pm

      Yay! I’m so happy to hear that!

      Reply
  7. Vanessa says

    September 9, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      September 10, 2020 at 10:19 pm

      I would say a few days in the fridge!

      Reply
    • Timothy says

      December 14, 2020 at 5:38 pm

      Not long at all, because there was none leftover, everybody had a second serving….

      Reply
  8. Suzanne says

    September 9, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    This looks so good! What a great recipe for a quick and flavorful dinner!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      September 10, 2020 at 10:19 pm

      Thank you Suzanne!

      Reply
  9. Jenna says

    September 7, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    5 stars
    Very easy to make and was absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      September 10, 2020 at 10:21 pm

      So glad you loved it Jenna!

      Reply
  10. Lauren Matthews says

    September 5, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    Great recipe, I used coconut aminos instead of soy, brown rice, and I added thinly sliced Serrano peppers for an extra kick!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      September 7, 2020 at 9:05 am

      Yum, so glad you loved it Lauren!

      Reply
  11. Ellie says

    July 27, 2020 at 4:09 am

    Great recipe! Loved it!! I didn’t have all the ingredients at the time, so I improvised a bit. I used ginger spice instead of fresh ginger, regular onions instead of spring onions, and sweet soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce and chilli garlic sauce. It turned out pretty good still! Great recipe!!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      July 30, 2020 at 11:34 am

      Wonderful! So glad you loved it!

      Reply
  12. Jennifer Bell says

    July 23, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    Crowd pleaser for sure!!!
    By far the best recipe I have found in a while. I shared this with friends and family and they loved the recipe as well. I didn’t have ginger so I omitted that but super yummy. My son who is a picky eater absolutely loved it and said this was his new favorite dish.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      July 23, 2020 at 3:13 pm

      I am so happy to hear that Jennifer!

      Reply
  13. Ray says

    June 10, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    5 stars
    Super quick and easy to make. Looked and tasted good. Will make it again!!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      June 11, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      So glad to hear that Ray!

      Reply
  14. Leo says

    May 28, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    Hi excellent quick meal. Just one question for the cup and half of white rice. Is that per bowl? Thanks again for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 29, 2020 at 8:45 am

      Hi Leo – the rice is to split between the four bowls, but of course you can use as much or as little rice as you like!

      Reply
  15. Rebecca Simonson says

    May 21, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent. I added a ton of veggies to the bowl. I served my husband’s with cauliflower rice. I added 2 tablespoons of the sauce to it then layered everything,topped with fried egg & drizzled sriracha. The rest of of had yellow rice I stead.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 21, 2020 at 4:25 pm

      I’m so happy you loved it Rebecca!

      Reply
  16. Sue says

    May 20, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    5 stars
    Easy, quick & delicious 👍🏻

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 20, 2020 at 3:35 pm

      So glad you liked it Sue!

      Reply
  17. Ardra says

    May 19, 2020 at 10:38 am

    5 stars
    Delicious…. I made it with ground beef for the family. Huge ginger lovers so I added more and sliced up some Napa cabbage and grated carrots. Delicious. For myself I used tofu still delicious and honey to sub for the sugar. Thank you for this.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 19, 2020 at 9:04 pm

      Wonderful! So glad you loved it! I’m glad to know it works with tofu!

      Reply
  18. Natalie says

    May 13, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    5 stars
    Son and I made this as is, but we doubled the sauce. Made some quick pickled matchstick carrots, which provided just the right amount of acidity to balance the sweetness. This is delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 14, 2020 at 12:43 pm

      I’m so happy you loved it!

      Reply
  19. Heather says

    April 28, 2020 at 12:56 am

    5 stars
    This was AMAZING!!!! My hubby and I both Loved it!!! I have never posted a review before, but I had to on this one! It was so yummy. You will not be disappointed. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 28, 2020 at 10:00 am

      Hi Heather – thank you so much for your review! I am so happy you loved the recipe!

      Reply
  20. 83verley says

    February 29, 2020 at 4:00 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this for dinner. Husband thoroughly enjoyed it! He was stationed in South Korea for a year and enjoyed how Koreans flavored beef. We sometimes eat at the Korean restaurants here in Kentucky but it gets expensive for small portions-they never serve enough meat. This ground beef recipe easily saves us money, allows us to increase our meat to rice portions, and is seriously flavorful! We plan to make this often. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      March 1, 2020 at 8:53 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that!

      Reply
  21. Hope says

    January 20, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    5 stars
    I absolutely love this recipe. I was looking for a different ground beef recipe and thought I would try this. I had most of the ingredients but was making a run to the store for weekly shopping and came across some Napa cabbage. So I shredded a small head and added that at the end with the heat off and covered it so it was slightly wilted just to add a little something extra. My son loved this dish and it’s now been added as one of my ‘go to’ recipes. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      January 21, 2020 at 7:34 pm

      Yay, so happy you and your family loved it! I love the cabbage addition!

      Reply
  22. ZZ says

    January 12, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    Hot damn. So good.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      January 12, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      So happy to hear that!

      Reply
  23. Semida stoddard says

    October 24, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    5 stars
    Yummy and quick….thank you so much. I will add this to my meal rotation.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      October 25, 2019 at 8:18 am

      So glad you loved it Semida!

      Reply
  24. Melissa says

    September 15, 2019 at 4:56 pm

    5 stars
    We had to make some substitutes cause I didn’t want to go to the store. But recipe is our new favorite. We have tried several and most of them have to much sugar. Thanks you

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      September 16, 2019 at 7:14 am

      So happy to hear that Melissa!

      Reply
  25. Midori says

    August 5, 2019 at 11:45 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It’s become a staple in my home. I’ve made it with beef, turkey, tofu (and mixes of those things when I don’t have enough of one) and it comes out delicious and satisfying each time. I like to add whatever veggies I have on hand, and play with the spice level depending on my mood.

    Also easy to make big batches of for meal prep for the week’s lunches (just with a soy egg instead of fried for easier packing)!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      August 6, 2019 at 1:12 pm

      Hi Midori – I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for your comment!

      Reply
  26. Dawn says

    July 8, 2019 at 2:54 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful! Was seeking a new recipe for boring ground beef and found this one. Thank you!! We loved it

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      July 9, 2019 at 8:23 am

      I’m so happy you loved it Dawn!

      Reply
  27. Heather says

    June 19, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    5 stars
    These bowls are SO GOOD! I’ve started making it once a week and my girlfriend loves it too!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      June 19, 2019 at 8:03 pm

      Yay!! I am so happy to hear that Heather!

      Reply
  28. Tory says

    June 14, 2019 at 11:49 pm

    I made sticky rice in my instant pot while I made the beef and everything was ready at the same time. I wanted to up the veg content so I chopped some carrots and threw them in with the rice (cooked perfectly and added a great splash of color) and also had a couple heads of baby boy Choy that needed to get used up so I chopped them up and tossed them in with the beef at the end and just allowed them to wilt a bit (could easily see myself doing this with various other greens – spinach, baby kale, chard, etc… even broccoli florets). It was awesome and appreciate by all everyone in my family! Will def do again!! Thanks for the FAST and DELICIOUs dinner!!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      June 15, 2019 at 11:52 am

      Hi Tory – I love all the extra veggies you added, great idea! I’m so happy you and your family loved it!

      Reply
  29. jean white says

    May 28, 2019 at 11:19 am

    I just bought 4 one pound packages of ground chuck so I can make these whenever I want, which will be quite often. Very easy and quick, as well as open to adaptation and uses stuff I always have around. Oh, and also got some Kim-chi to further the complexity. This dish is truly delicious and satisfies my desire for something spicy and flavorful.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 28, 2019 at 10:16 pm

      So happy you love it Jean! Love that you added kimchi!

      Reply
  30. BettyLou Pymn says

    May 26, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    Really enjoyed it.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 27, 2019 at 7:17 am

      SO happy to hear that!

      Reply
  31. Maritza lawson says

    May 16, 2019 at 6:26 am

    5 stars
    I gave this a try last night and it came out perfectly! Fool-proof and so delicious. Everyone loved it 🙂

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      May 16, 2019 at 7:31 am

      Yay, so happy to hear that! Thank you Maritza!

      Reply
  32. Christine says

    April 4, 2019 at 2:13 pm

    5 stars
    I made this for dinner last night and all four of us loved. Sadly there are no leftovers. But seriously I had zero minutes to spend making dinner last night and this was a lifesaver. Will definitely be making it again.

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      April 4, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Yay! That makes me so happy, thanks Christine!

      Reply
  33. Andy Charkiss says

    March 26, 2019 at 9:29 pm

    5 stars
    omg these korean ground beef bowls are my favorite. I can eat them for lunch and dinner every day. What a great ground beef recipe!

    Reply
  34. Natasha says

    January 16, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    5 stars
    I need these in my life!!

    Reply
    • Meghan says

      January 16, 2019 at 6:56 pm

      Yeah you do!

      Reply

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