This easy Korean Beef Bowl is filling, flavorful, and allergy-friendly. It only takes 20 minutes to make and is packed with flavorful beef, rice, cucumbers, carrots, green onion, a fried egg, and drizzled with a delicious spicy mayo. A perfect weeknight meal for busy families, you can cook this meal in one pan, prep the ingredients ahead of time, and the leftovers make for a delicious lunch.
Korean Beef Bowl Ingredients & Adaptions
- Beef: Use your favorite meat — ground beef, ground pork, ground turkey, or ground chicken. We love ground pork and ground beef — sometimes we mix the two together as well!
- Rice: If you prefer to use regular white rice, cook it using your favorite method. For a low-carb option, you can use fresh or frozen cauliflower rice.
- Coconut Aminos: A healthier sauce substitute for soy sauce.
- Ground Ginger: Don’t forget to look in your freezer section for frozen ginger cubes if you want a shortcut for mincing fresh ginger.
- Veggies & Variations: We love the delicious crunch of carrots and cucumbers for this dish. Other great additions would be shredded cabbage, sliced avocado.
- Fried Egg: Don’t skip the sunny side up egg — it really pulls this dish together, packs some extra protein in, and makes it extra filling!
- Spicy Mayo: You can quickly make this sauce by mixing together 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons sriracha. For a shortcut, we really love Primal Kitchen Spicy Mayo.
Recommended Tools & Products
- HexClad 10″ Stainless Steel Frying Pan: The best pan I’ve ever owned, this high-quality, dishwasher/oven-safe pan features a laser-etched non-stick surface using a patented hexagonal design to provide ideal hybrid cooking performance. Utilizing a tri-ply construction, the cookware has a layer of aluminum encapsulated between two layers of stainless steel for perfect heat distribution. It’s also PFOA-free, non-toxic, and is built to last a lifetime. Worth every penny.
- Meat Mixer/Chopper: One of our most used kitchen gadgets, this masher helps to easily and quickly break up ground beef into perfectly bite-size pieces. It also services as a potato masher.
- Garlic Twister: This magic garlic twister is AMAZING. All you do is throw a few cloves into the container and twist! And getting ALL the garlic out is so easy — just make sure to line up the twist correctly and you can scoop it all right out. It’s also easy to clean, I toss mine right into the dishwasher.
- Herb Scissors: For quickly and evenly chopping your green onions into perfect size pieces.
Why We Love Korean Beef Bowls
I’ve been making versions of this delicious bowl since 2018! It’s a family-favorite recipe for busy weeknights and over the years I’ve modified the recipe to speed it up and fit our dietary needs (gluten-free, soy-free).
- It’s a protein-packed, hearty meal
- You can cook the entire meal in just one pan (just re-use the pan for both cauliflower rice and meat)
- It’s gluten-free, low carb, Whole30, and soy-free
- It takes 20 minutes to pull together
- Perfect for busy weeknights, you can prep all the ingredients up to two days ahead of time
- The toppings make it easy to adapt for each family member
- The leftovers make for a delicious lunch the next day (store the veggies separately from the meat)
Korean Beef Bowl
This easy Korean Beef Bowl is filling, flavorful, and allergy-friendly. It only takes 20 minutes to make and is packed with flavorful beef, rice, cucumbers, carrots, a fried egg, and drizzled with a delicious spicy mayo.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, pork, chicken, or turkey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp sesame oil, divided
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 10 oz cauliflower rice
- Fillings: sliced cucumber, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, sliced avocado, fried egg
- Toppings: chopped scallions, sesame seeds, spicy mayo
Instructions
- a large skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil over medium-high heat. Add in cauliflower rice and saute for 3-5 minutes, or until rice is tender. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
- In a separate large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil over medium-high heat. Add in garlic and ground beef. Cook for about 5 minutes (or until meat is brown), breaking beef into smaller pieces with a spoon or meat masher. Drain most of the fat and add in coconut aminos, ginger and red pepper flakes. Simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors.
- Divide cauliflower rice among bowls. Top with ground beef. Add in carrots, cucumbers, and a fried egg to each bowl.
- Garnish bowls with spicy mayo, sliced green onion, and drizzle with spicy mayo.
Notes
Korean Beef Bowl Ingredients & Adaptions
- Beef: Use your favorite meat — ground beef, ground pork, ground turkey, or ground chicken. We love ground pork and ground beef — sometimes we mix the two together as well!
- Rice: If you prefer to use regular white rice, cook it using your favorite method. For a low-carb option, you can use fresh or frozen cauliflower rice.
- Coconut Aminos: A healthier sauce substitute for soy sauce.
- Ground Ginger: Don’t forget to look in your freezer section for frozen ginger cubes if you want a shortcut for mincing fresh ginger.
- Veggies & Variations: We love the delicious crunch of carrots and cucumbers for this dish. Other great additions would be shredded cabbage, sliced avocado.
- Fried Egg: Don’t skip the sunny side up egg — it really pulls this dish together, packs some extra protein in, and makes it extra filling!
- Spicy Mayo: You can quickly make this sauce by mixing together 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons sriracha. For a shortcut, we really love Primal Kitchen Spicy Mayo.
Melissa Stiel Paul
Tuesday 19th of March 2024
Are the cucumbers and carrots raw or cooked in this recipe?
Christina
Wednesday 20th of March 2024
raw!