Ground Beef Bulgogi

Ground Beef Bulgogi is a bowl recipe ready in 25 min. It makes 4 servings, each 350 kcal with 23 g protein. Beginner level, 12 ingredients, and it keeps for work lunches.

Recipe by @bitesofberi, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 25 min20 min hands-on
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 350kcal a serving
  • 23 gprotein
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Ground Beef Bulgogi

What is Ground Beef Bulgogi

A quick take on Korean beef bulgogi made with mince, so there is no marinating: onion, garlic and spring onion in a sweet soy and ginger sauce.

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How to make Ground Beef Bulgogi

Tips from the cook

  • Cook until the sauce thickens and clings to the beef; it starts out very watery.
  • Add the sesame oil at the very end: it loses its flavour when cooked for long.
  • Make it spicy with fresh chilli or chilli flakes. The same sauce works with chicken thighs or tofu.
  • Chopped mushrooms, zucchini or cabbage can go in with the beef.
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Meal prep and storage

Good as a work lunch

Still good after 2 to 3 days in the fridge, cold or microwaved.

Keeps 3–4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.

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Ground Beef Bulgogi substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Soy sauce2 options
  • Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1

    Still soy.

    Still contains soy.

  • Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)

    Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Spring onions2 options
  • Chives 1:1 by volume, add at end

    Not cooked well.

  • Leek, thin use 1/2 as much (stronger)
Sesame oil2 options
  • Neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed) 1:1

    Loses the toasted nutty flavour in dressings.

  • Peanut oil (not for peanut allergy) 1:1

    Still contains peanuts.

Sesame seeds2 options
  • Leave out (garnish only) leave out (garnish only)
  • Poppy seeds 1:1

    Different flavour.

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