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Rice bowl with ground beef, shredded carrots, and green onions in a white bowl. Perfect healthy meal option.

Korean Beef Bowl w/ Korean Egg (Mayak Gyeran)

A super easy and delicious Korean Beef Bowl with Korean Egg (Mayak Gyeran) and a pickled cucumber carrot salad. I love to prep extra Korean Eggs to eat during the week over rice. I’m using low fat ground beef but you are welcome to use any ground beef or even ground turkey or chicken if you want to make it super healthy.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: egg, quick, Rice
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 511kcal
Author: Lola Jay

Ingredients

Korean Egg

  • 4-6 eggs depending how many you want to pre prep - marinade is enough for 6-8
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 red chili pepper
  • 2 serrano peppers remove seeds from one to minimize spice
  • ½ cup of scallions
  • ½ cup of water
  • 1 cup of soy sauce
  • ½ cup of honey
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Korean Beef

  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey or chicken
  • ½ cup scallions
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon gochujang
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Picked Cucumber & Carrot Salad

  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 Persian cucumbers or 1 medium cucumber
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Instructions

  • Cook your jasmine rice per the package instructions. I used a rice cooker for mine.
    Hand rinsing rice in a pot on wooden counter, showing preparation step for a recipe.

Korean Egg

  • Prep your water with your salt and vinegar and bring to a boil. Once boiling, gently place your eggs and let cook for exactly six minutes.
    Boiling an egg in a pot with a red spoon for a perfect hard boil recipe.
  • Remove the eggs, and place in an ice bath to cool for ten minutes.
    Boiled eggs cooling in an ice water bath in a metal bowl on a wooden countertop.
  • While our eggs are cooling let's make the marinade. Start by chopping your peppers into small bits, removing the seeds from your serrano peppers to minimize the spice.
    Slicing fresh red and green chili peppers on a wooden cutting board for a spicy recipe preparation.
  • To peel your eggs, I make small cracks in the egg with a spoon which makes it easier to peel.
    Hands peeling a boiled egg over a bowl on a wooden table.
  • Combine all your ingredients in a bowl that is deep enough to allow the eggs to be fully immersed. Place your eggs in the bowl, cover, and refrigerate for one hour but ideally you would make these to marinate the night before.
    Boiled eggs in a savory soy sauce mixture with chopped vegetables and sesame seeds in a white bowl on a wooden table.

Korean Beef

  • Add your meat to a pan and cook for 4 minutes. Then add in your onion and garlic powder.
    Cooked ground beef in a white pan on a wooden cutting board for a delicious meal preparation.
  • Combine all your sauce ingredients and add to the meat.
    Cooking ground beef in a pan on a stovetop for a savory dish.
  • Simmer for a few minutes and add in your scallions. Simmer on low for an additional 5 minutes.
    Cooking seasoned ground beef with onions in a white skillet.

Cucumber Carrot Salad

  • Grate your carrot and dice your cucumber into thin rounds (thickness of a quarter).
    Grated carrots on a wooden board using a bright yellow box grater in a kitchen setting.
  • Add in all the ingredients and combine. Top with your sesame seeds.
    Cucumber and grated carrot salad in a white bowl on a wooden table. Fresh, healthy, and nutritious dish.
  • To make your bowl, place your rice, beef and salad in a bowl and top with your delicious egg.
    Half-boiled egg with runny yolk on a wooden surface, perfect for breakfast or ramen.

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Nutrition

Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 2321mg | Potassium: 651mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3062IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 5mg