Korean Beef Bowl

Korean beef ribs are absolutely delicious, they are sweet and savory and awesome! However, the actual Korean short ribs are hard to come by and so once upon a time I came across this recipe to create a ground beef bowl with the Korean BBQ beef marinade and I never went back to the ribs. This is so easy and so delicious and satisfying. I highly recommend. 

Ingredients:
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 Asian pear (peeled and finely grated) (cheat version: I use puree a pear fruit cup)

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef

veggies of your choice (optional) (pictured: bell pepper and broccoli, I love to use broccoli slaw)
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds

2-3 cups white rice, cooked


Directions:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, ginger, and asian pear.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and onion is translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
3. Stir in soy sauce mixture, vegetables of your choosing, and green onions until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through and veggies are tender, about 3-5 minutes.
4. Serve immediately on a bed of rice, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired. Enjoy!