Korean Vegetarian Beef

So this recipe's ingredient list calls for Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP) which is dry granules that you need to hydrate prior to using, but the instructions identify Ground Round which is already a wet product (a direct ground beef substitute). You need to hydrate TVP prior to cooking, and without it the recipe would be like cooking sand. I can't recommend this recipe as written, but if you hydrate the TVP first then it is a delicious and cheap alternative to ground beef for this bulgogi recipe.

Super Easy, but a touch too sweet.

add some water as well; try cutting sugar in half

Really nice dish, I was a bit sceptical when I started cooking, I also added some crushed nuts. Even my husband enjoyed it. He's loves his meat

this is real beef! but i made an impossible beef one as well since i was cooking for both eaters. it came out sooo yummy both ways! easy + delicious. i also sautéed some bean sprouts + carrot slices

Added tempeh and tofu in the mix and tripled the recipe without trouble.

Made mine with impossible meat sub. Plated it over a bed of spinach! SO GOOD!!

Summer squash and zucchini were added. Very good.

Modifications that worked well: for the mince I used half soya mince and half marinated tofu, mixed together. I used dark soy sauce and mixed ginger and garlic paste since that's all I had in at the time and it tasted great still! I'd recommend not skipping the spring onions, they really add to it.

Used more sauce like comments had said and used a mix of quorn mince and marinated tofu as the protein. Very tasty will definitely do it again.

I read previous comments and decided to make more sauce, reducing the amount of sugar and adding some frozen vegetables (carrots, sweetcorn, peas). I used TVP mince instead of chunks. I fried the onions, blended ginger with garlic to a paste and fried for a little together with the onions. Even with 1/3 of the recommended amount of sugar and less salt, the sauce was missing something so I added some chinkiang vinegar - it transformed the sauce! I know it may not be the 'true Korean style' but it's the taste that matters. Instead of cooking basmati rice I made Japanese style sticky rice, seasoned with mirin. The dish was absolutely delicious and I will definitely make it again, especially when it took a very short amount of time to prepare the sauce.

This was super easy! I would double the sauce so you have some to pour over the rice. I also added corn to my rice cooker but peas would be good as well, or broccoli. Don't skip the green onions as they add a nice crunch to the dish.

Delicious and super easy to make!

10/10. Used Gardein beef strips.

So good! I was really sceptical at first but it's full of flavor!

Doubled the recipe except sugar and garlic. Added veggies on hand in stir fry. Set aside onions while veggies cook. Added Sriracha to taste.

I reduce sugar and remplace by tofu ! Still good and easy to make

Added some vege because I was falling behind nutritionally. Easy to make.

easy to make and super yummy!

reduced the brown sugar down to 50g and it was still very good and a bit lighter. would consider adding a red bell pepper in next time maybe too!

I added broccoli and fresh lime juice and it was absolutely gorgeous!