Easy Bulgogi Recipe (with ground beef option)
No pre-marinating or slicing meat ahead of time for this classic Korean beef dish. Just dump in the pot, and dinner ready in 15 minutes.
Servings 2
Calories 312kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb paper thin sliced beef or ground beef
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 Tb soy sauce
- 1 Tb mirin see Note 1
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 ea onion sliced, optional
Optional Garnishes
- green onion sliced
- toasted sesame seeds
- sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat pan to medium high heat. Add oil and beef.
- Add remaining ingredients except onion. Cook while stirring beef so it doesn't stick, until beef is cooked through and no longer pink. About 3-4 minutes.
- Remove beef from pan. Add sliced onion and stir fry for 1-2 minutes until the onion is cooked and starting to turn translucent.
- Add beef back to the pan to stir. Or serve beef on a bed of the cooked onions.
- Add any of the garnishes that you have. Or no garnish at all works too!
Notes
- If you don't have mirin, sub with rice wine or dry sherry plus 1 teaspoon of sugar. Or skip the wine all together and add an additional 1 tsp of sugar.
- If you have fresh ginger ginger on hand, add 1/2 tsp of grated ginger with the other seasoning ingredients.
- If you have fresh pears or apples on hand, grate in a Tablespoon if you'd like.
- If you are cooking more than a 1/2 lb of beef, work in batches. otherwise, the meat ends up stewing in its own juices and you'll miss out on meat caramelization.
- For a low carb option, wrap in lettuce cups instead or serve with cauliflower rice instead of regular grain rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1130mg | Potassium: 342mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 2mg