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15-Minute Korean Beef and Quinoa Bowls
A quick and flavorful bowl combining tender ground beef with nutritious quinoa and bold Korean-inspired flavors.
Ingredients
Grains
- 1 cup quinoa, dry but rinsed
Oils and seasonings
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 0.25 teaspoon fresh ground ginger
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
Sauces and sugars
- 0.25 cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
- 0.25 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more if spicy)
To taste
- to taste salt and pepper
- 2 green onions green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cook quinoa in 2 cups water or broth for 15 minutes, then fluff.
- Heat oil, brown ground beef, then add garlic and ginger, cook 1 minute.
- Mix sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Add sauce to beef, cook 3-5 minutes to combine flavors.
- Serve beef over quinoa, top with sliced green onions.
Notes
For extra spice, add more red pepper flakes.