source/inspo: The Recipe Critic

yap i’ve made this since my college days, and it’s a very solid meal prep / quick yums meal. takes less than half an hour to prepare!

ingredients (4 servings)

  • 1 pound lean ground beef 90% lean
  • 3 garlic cloves minced (i use like 8 cloves on average bc i like garlic, you can never have too much)
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce (or regular soy sauce works, but reduce/dilute a bit to ensure it’s not overly salty)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (not necessary, but always nice to have all the seasoning, most of the times i don’t have ginger on hand and when i do, it’s always minced fresh or frozen ginger and i use that)
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (add more for more kick if you want)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
  • sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish

steps

  1. in a skillet, heat up the minced garlic until fragrant (30s or so, dont let them burn!!) then add your ground beef and break it all up into bits over medium heat until no longer pink.
  2. while you’re waiting for it to cook, make the sauce/glaze. in a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes, and pepper. set aside.
  3. when the beef is no longer pink, drain the grease and pour the sauce/glaze over the ground beef and let it simmer for another min or two.
  4. serve over hot rice + garnish with green onions and sesame seeds

tips

  • can use ground chicken as well! same steps
  • fresh ginger seems better than the ground ginger from reviews (i’ve never used ground ginger before so idk)
  • someone recommended honey over brown sugar
  • definitely add some veggies for a healthier balance!! cook them up beforehand everything and just mix in.