Korean Beef Bowls | 20 Minute Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while coconut aminos is a lower-sodium alternative.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey provides a natural sweetness, while white sugar is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is more affordable.

Mix together gluten-free tamari sauce, agave syrup, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil in a bowl.

Add minced garlic and freshly grated ginger to the sauce mixture and whisk together.

Set the sauce aside.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add a little oil.

Add ground beef to the skillet and cook, breaking it up with a spoon until no longer pink.

Add matchstick carrots to the skillet with the beef.

Pour the sauce over the beef and carrots and let it cook for 4 to 6 minutes until the liquid evaporates.

Add finely sliced green onion to the skillet and stir to combine.

If desired, stir in red chilies or sriracha for heat, removing a portion for kids before adding spice.

Serve the beef mixture over cooked rice.

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