Korean Beef

Originally this recipe was supposed to be a slow cooker recipe.  It would certainly work well as that but when I made it, it was 5:00 and I needed to get dinner on the table fast.  I know it sounds a little weird to use ground beef in an Asian recipe but I promise that it works.

Korean Beef
minorly adapted from 365 Days of Slow Cooking

1 lb lean ground beef 
1/4 cup brown sugar  
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp garlic powder  (or 4 garlic cloves, minced)
1/4 tsp ground red pepper  
1 tsp minced ginger  
1 Tbsp tomato paste
Sliced green onion, for garnish

1. Brown beef.  
2. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder, red pepper, ginger and tomato paste. Pour over cooked beef and bring to a simmer.
3. Simmer meat and sauce, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until sauce has cooked down.
4. Serve over hot rice.  Garnish with green onions if you feel like being fancy.

Serves 4.

If you are interested in trying the slow cooker version, check it out here.