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!
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.
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.
Started with an easy ground beef stir fry – just brown the beef and add the sauce. I served the 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.
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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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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Deneen says
Where is the nutrition information?
Meghan says
Hi Deneen – I’ve updated the post to show the nutrition info.
S3K says
This.. is.. amazing! I was looking for something different to do with my package of ground beef. Came across this recipe and figured, why not?!? Rave reviews from the entire family. Delicious as is written. After it was done I decided to double the sauce. Figured it would be great to have a little extra on the rice. I was right. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.
Richard Dugas says
The family loved it! We made both white and black rice to serve with it.
Meghan says
So glad to hear that!
Jaime Szymusiak says
Amazing and so easy! The whole family loved the recipe. I
Yvonne says
This is the new favorite at our house! Adventurous eaters and picky eaters all agree. We make it with ground turkey and it turns out great every time.
Thank you for this! I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes. 😊
Meghan says
So glad to hear that!
Jo says
Delicious sauce! I made a double batch and put half in the frig for another night. My family loved it! Absolutely will make again.
Melissa F Pritchett says
Delicious! As is! All my kids loved it! I loved it.
Lydia says
So yummy! My picky 5 year old even approved!
sarah tyloch says
Our family LOVES this recipe! It is cheap, simple/fast, and DELICIOUS. We’ve made it about 7x and it received high accolades from the family we meal trained it to. My husband and I spent nearly a year in Korea and we are always talking about how much we miss it and the food. This is not only a great recipe for those missing Korea but also a perfect recipe for introducing newer taste buds. Our kids, my teen sister, and her friends all have enjoyed this recipe! And many claimed to only like basic American food.
Meghan says
I am so happy you loved it!
Geoff says
Made this dish twice( so far!) and I have to say it’s easy to make and downright delicious!!! This is now a “go to” recipe in our house! Thanks for sharing it Meghan
Meghan says
I’m so happy to hear that!
Christine says
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!
Meghan says
So glad to hear that!
Timothy Barton says
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!
Meghan says
I’m so glad you loved it!
Brian says
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.
Meghan says
Hi Brian – yes, you can drain the ground beef if there is excess liquid before adding the sauce.
Britt says
Excellent! Quick and easy!
Meghan says
I’m so glad you love it Britt!
Jenna says
I’ve made this for dinner three times now and it’s been hit every time! Love! Love! Love!
Angelo Landi says
This is an explosion of flavor! 10:10, will make again. Thank you!
Meghan says
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that!
Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Meghan says
I would say a few days in the fridge!
Timothy says
Not long at all, because there was none leftover, everybody had a second serving….
Suzanne says
This looks so good! What a great recipe for a quick and flavorful dinner!
Meghan says
Thank you Suzanne!
Jenna says
Very easy to make and was absolutely delicious!
Meghan says
So glad you loved it Jenna!
Lauren Matthews says
Great recipe, I used coconut aminos instead of soy, brown rice, and I added thinly sliced Serrano peppers for an extra kick!
Meghan says
Yum, so glad you loved it Lauren!
Ellie says
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!!
Meghan says
Wonderful! So glad you loved it!
Jennifer Bell says
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.
Meghan says
I am so happy to hear that Jennifer!
Ray says
Super quick and easy to make. Looked and tasted good. Will make it again!!
Meghan says
So glad to hear that Ray!
Leo says
Hi excellent quick meal. Just one question for the cup and half of white rice. Is that per bowl? Thanks again for the recipe.
Meghan says
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!
Rebecca Simonson says
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.
Meghan says
I’m so happy you loved it Rebecca!
Sue says
Easy, quick & delicious 👍🏻
Meghan says
So glad you liked it Sue!
Ardra says
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.
Meghan says
Wonderful! So glad you loved it! I’m glad to know it works with tofu!
Natalie says
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.
Meghan says
I’m so happy you loved it!
Heather says
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.
Meghan says
Hi Heather – thank you so much for your review! I am so happy you loved the recipe!
83verley says
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!
Meghan says
I’m so happy to hear that!
Hope says
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!
Meghan says
Yay, so happy you and your family loved it! I love the cabbage addition!
ZZ says
Hot damn. So good.
Meghan says
So happy to hear that!
Semida stoddard says
Yummy and quick….thank you so much. I will add this to my meal rotation.
Meghan says
So glad you loved it Semida!
Melissa says
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
Meghan says
So happy to hear that Melissa!
Midori says
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)!
Meghan says
Hi Midori – I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for your comment!
Dawn says
Wonderful! Was seeking a new recipe for boring ground beef and found this one. Thank you!! We loved it
Meghan says
I’m so happy you loved it Dawn!
Heather says
These bowls are SO GOOD! I’ve started making it once a week and my girlfriend loves it too!
Meghan says
Yay!! I am so happy to hear that Heather!
Tory says
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!!
Meghan says
Hi Tory – I love all the extra veggies you added, great idea! I’m so happy you and your family loved it!
jean white says
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.
Meghan says
So happy you love it Jean! Love that you added kimchi!
BettyLou Pymn says
Really enjoyed it.
Meghan says
SO happy to hear that!
Maritza lawson says
I gave this a try last night and it came out perfectly! Fool-proof and so delicious. Everyone loved it 🙂
Meghan says
Yay, so happy to hear that! Thank you Maritza!
Christine says
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.
Meghan says
Yay! That makes me so happy, thanks Christine!
Andy Charkiss says
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!
Natasha says
I need these in my life!!
Meghan says
Yeah you do!