Oh Se-deuk's Super Simple Beef Rice Bowl
A speedy one-dish meal where thinly sliced beef is stir-fried with garlic, then seasoned with water, sugar, and a starch slurry before being piled onto rice and garnished with pickled ginger.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to make a beef rice bowl quickly with minimal seasoning and ingredients
- ⭐ Those who want to whip up a satisfying one-bowl meal in just 10 minutes on a busy weeknight
- ⭐ Those who love the combination of tangy-spicy pickled ginger with beef
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Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- thinly sliced beef 150g
- minced garlic 1 tbsp
- sugar 1 tsp
- salt a pinch
- starch powder 1 tsp
- pickled ginger a moderate amount
- cooked rice 1 bowl
- cooking oil 1 tbsp
Recipe 🍳
- Slice the beef into bite-sized thin pieces.
- Heat a pan with cooking oil and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, taking care not to burn it.
- When the garlic smells aromatic, add the beef and stir-fry quickly over high heat.
- Once the outside of the meat is cooked, lower the heat and pour in just enough water to cover the bottom, letting it simmer briefly to draw out the meat juices.
- Season with salt and sugar to taste for a clean, balanced flavor.
- Mix starch and water in a 1:1 ratio to make a slurry. Gradually pour it into the pan while stirring to thicken the sauce to the desired consistency.
- Serve rice in a bowl, top generously with the beef and sauce, and finish with a garnish of sharp, tangy pickled ginger.
- Sauté oil and garlic in a pan, then add beef and cook the surface.
- Pour in water, bring to a boil, season with salt and sugar, and thicken with starch slurry.
- Pour the beef sauce over rice and top with pickled ginger to finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- If the garlic burns it turns bitter, so if the pan is too hot, add the beef immediately to lower the temperature.
- Adding all the starch slurry at once can cause clumps, so reduce the heat slightly and pour it in gradually while stirring.
- Pickled ginger effectively balances the richness and greasiness of the beef, so it's highly recommended to serve it together.





