Description
A fast, flavorful Korean-inspired beef bowl recipe using lean ground beef, seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, and sesame oil, served over cauliflower rice or greens for a high-protein, low-carb meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound lean ground beef (93% lean)
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce plus additional to taste, divided
- 1 ¼ cups minced scallions both green and white parts, divided
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 cloves)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons minced or finely grated fresh ginger
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes plus additional to taste
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil plus additional to taste
- Cooked brown rice quinoa, or cauliflower rice for serving
- 1 ½ cups shredded carrots
- Thinly sliced seedless cucumbers (Persian-style or English/hot house)
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Pickle the carrots and/or cucumbers if you wish.
- Brown the beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it into small pieces, for about 5 minutes until cooked through.
- When the beef is halfway cooked, add 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce and 2/3 of the scallions.
- Once the beef is completely browned, stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- While the beef cooks, stir together the rice vinegar, honey, ginger, red pepper flakes, and remaining soy sauce in a small bowl.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the browned beef. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat, then stir in the sesame oil.
- Sprinkle the remaining green onion over the top. Taste and add extra soy sauce or red pepper flakes if needed.
- Serve the beef hot, over your chosen base, topped generously with the carrots, cucumber, and sesame seeds.
Notes
- For an upgrade, pickle the carrots or cucumbers before serving.
- You can substitute cauliflower rice or greens for traditional rice to keep the meal low carb.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet Cooking
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 550
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 90
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