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Easy Korean Bulgogi

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Fresh pear, coconut aminos, tender meat, and rice unite in this simple, tasty, Korean bulgogi (i.e. Korean BBQ) recipe.

Easy Korean Bulgogi

About Bulgogi

If you’re unfamiliar with bulgogi, it is a Korean barbecue dish that originated a LONG time ago and was usually made for wealthy people (because poor people didn’t get beef back then). It is basically a sweet and savory beef dish with a sauce made of Asian pear and a tasty soy sauce.

The traditional version is made using tender beef cuts. My version also can be made using tender beef cuts, but that makes it a Crossover (XO) on Trim Healthy Mama. So, instead, I usually make it with lean beef, lean turkey, or chicken.

Korean bulgogi is awesome served over rice. Drizzle on some of the excess sauce and it’s even better. It’s also amazing with cabbage or coleslaw veggies on top for a pleasant crunch. My kids and hubby like it with a bunch of cheese (also creating a Crossover) and inside a tortilla (kinda like an Asian taco).

Easy Korean Bulgogi

This recipe is excellent for creating on busy nights. It is super easy to throw together and all you need is ground meat for your protein.

Beyond being an amazing Trim Healthy Mama dish, it also makes a great Whole30 one (just omit the molasses and use cauliflower rice instead).

Easy Korean Bulgogi

5 from 2 votes
Fresh pear, coconut aminos, tender meat, and rice unite in this simple, tasty, Korean bulgogi (i.e. Korean BBQ) recipe.
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Diets
THM Fuel
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 314

Ingredients
 
 

Sauce

  • 1 fresh Asian pear, bosc pear, or fuji apple, peeled, cored, and roughly chopped (see notes)
  • ½ cup coconut aminos
  • ¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (about 1 inch), peeled OR ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses, optional (omit for Whole30)

Other

  • 2 pounds ground beef (96% lean or leaner), chicken breast (thinly sliced), ground turkey, or ground chicken (see notes for XO option)
  • ½ yellow onion, finely diced
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced¼
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seeds, optional
  • 4 green onion stalks, chopped
  • 1 carrot, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice OR riced cauliflower
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Instructions
 

  • Add the sauce ingredients to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth; set aside.
  • Brown the meat in a saucepan over high heat, stirring frequently.
  • Add the onion, garlic, and sesame seeds. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat until onions are translucent and the garlic and seeds are toasty.
  • Stir in sauce and remaining ingredients except rice. Heat through (about 2 minutes).
  • Serve meat mixture over rice and enjoy!

Notes

If you can’t or don’t want to use the pear or apple (or can’t/don’t want to use a food processor/blender), substitute it with 1 tablespoon THM Super Sweet or equivalent sweetener and manually mince the ginger (or use ground). If serving this variation over rice, this recipe remains an E; if serving it over riced cauliflower, this variation turns it into an FP.
For a THM XO or keto/THM S (for keto/THM S, use sweetener instead of pear as mentioned in previous paragraph) option, use 2 pounds rib eye steak, thinly sliced, instead of the ground beef.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 314kcalCarbs: 28gProtein: 24gFat: 12gFiber: 2g

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Comments

  1. Nirmal says

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    OH MY GAWSH!! This was delicious! Thanks for posting this gem of a meal!

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  2. Sher says

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    This was fantastic. Received rave reviews by my fam and it’s now a make again recipe. I added cabbage to stretch the portions a little further for our large family. Fresh ginger worked exceptionally well.

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    • TJ says

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      Awesome! I’m glad you liked it! Have you also heard of the “mushroom hack?” That works great to make it stretch, save money, and increase nutritional value. To do this, you grind up some mushrooms in a food processor or blender then cook them with the ground meat (treat it like another pound of meat, so might need to increase seasoning to taste). Two of my kids HATE mushrooms and as long as they don’t see me doing this, they never even suspect it’s there lol.

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