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By Barbara Solis

Korean Beef & Rice

Name: Korean Beef & Rice
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Ingredients: 1 lb. lean ground beef (90% lean); 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 tsp. sesame oil; 1/4 tsp. ground ginger; 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 2 2/3 cups hot cooked brown rice; 3 green onions, thinly sliced

2 steps

Cook:15min

Quick Korean-inspired ground beef with garlic, ginger, and a brown sugar–soy sauce glaze. Serve hot over cooked brown rice and top with sliced green onions.

Updated at: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories449.7 kcal (22%)

Total Fat14.8 g (21%)

Carbs50.8 g (20%)

Sugars18.1 g (20%)

Protein27.4 g (55%)

Sodium542.5 mg (27%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lblean ground beef

¼ cupreduced-sodium soy sauce

2 tspsesame oil

¼ tspground ginger

¼ tspcrushed red pepper flakes

¼ tsppepper

2 ⅔ cupsbrown rice

hot, cooked

3green onions

thinly sliced

Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet, cook beef and garlic over medium heat 6–8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil and seasonings.

Step 2

Stir sauce into beef; heat through. Serve with cooked rice. Sprinkle with green onions.