Description
Tastes like Korean BBQ (bulgogi) and is ready in just 15 minutes. A quick, flavorful dinner perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
1. In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes and ginger.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
4. Stir in soy sauce mixture and green onions until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
For a low-carb version, serve over cauliflower rice.
You can adjust the spice level by increasing or decreasing the crushed red pepper flakes.
This dish also works great with ground chicken or turkey.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 75mg