Korean-Style Beef Bowls
Ground beef in a sweet-savory soy glaze over rice with quick-cooked green beans.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 30 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $16.10
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb ground beef (93% lean)
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 clove garlic
- 1/2 oz fresh ginger root
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup jasmine rice
- 12 oz frozen cut green beans
- 1/2 bunch green onions / scallions
- 1 tbsp sriracha hot sauce(optional)
Method
Cook the rice.
Brown the beef in the vegetable oil over high heat until crisped in spots, then drain the fat.
Add the minced garlic and grated ginger for 30 seconds.
Stir in the soy sauce and brown sugar and let it bubble 3 minutes until it glazes the meat.
Steam the green beans and toss them with a little salt.
Build bowls of rice, beef and beans, and finish with the sesame oil, scallions and sriracha.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $64.38 | $16.10 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £28.05 | £7.01 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $55.76 | $13.94 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $89.77 | $22.44 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $62.98 | $15.75 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,001.00 | $250.25 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 38,54 | € 9,64 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 18,79 € | 4,70 € | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٥٤٠٫٥٥ ج.م.* | ١٣٥٫١٤ ج.م. | 6 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 21,19 €* | 5,30 € | 6 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,79 €* | 3,70 € | 4 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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