Okjubu's Spoonable Soy-Braised Beef

A super simple side dish made by simmering ground beef and piling it generously on rice, perfect for scooping and mixing with a spoon.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who find traditional soy-braised dishes too time-consuming and want a quick, no-fuss side dish.
  • Parents or families looking for a side dish that kids and everyone else can easily scoop and mix into their rice.

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • ground beef 400g
  • quail eggs 1 pack
  • Chinese peppers 1 handful
  • soy sauce half cup
  • mirin half cup
  • sugar half cup
  • water half cup
  • plum syrup 1 tablespoon
  • dried anchovy stock a little
  • minced garlic 1 tablespoon

Recipe 🍳

  1. Wash Chinese peppers thoroughly, remove stems, and slice them into bite-sized pieces at an angle.
  2. Heat a pan over medium-high heat, add 400g of ground beef without oil, and sauté until the raw color disappears.
  3. Once the beef turns white, add half cup soy sauce, half cup mirin, half cup sugar, and half cup water in order.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon plum syrup, a little dried anchovy stock, and 1 tablespoon minced garlic, then bring to a gentle boil.
  5. When the sauce begins to bubble, add the prepared quail eggs and sliced Chinese peppers generously.
  6. Simmer over medium heat until the quail eggs absorb the sauce and turn slightly brown, and the peppers become soft and tender.
  1. Slice Chinese peppers into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Add ground beef to a heated pan and sauté until no pink remains.
  3. Pour in soy sauce, mirin, sugar, water, and seasonings, then boil and add quail eggs and peppers to finish cooking.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When sautéing ground beef, break up any clumps with your utensil to ensure it mixes smoothly with rice later.
  • Using pre-peeled store-bought quail eggs significantly reduces cooking time.
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