Sloppy Bulgogi
Description
Cook ground beef bulgogi-style in brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic and serve over sesame buns with quick-pickled cucumber and red onion for a Korean twist on Sloppy Joes.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup rice vinegar
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1/2 cup water
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2 tablespoons raw cane sugar
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1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
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1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
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1/2 small red onion, sliced into petals
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1 pound lean ground beef
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2/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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3 green onions, chopped
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2 teaspoons sesame oil
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1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
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1 teaspoon garlic puree
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1 teaspoon ginger paste
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6 sesame seed burger buns
Directions
1
Bring rice vinegar, water, sugar, and sriracha to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Place cucumber and red onion in a flat-bottomed dish and pour vinegar mixture over the top. Set aside to pickle as you prepare the bulgogi.
2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain and discard grease; return beef to skillet. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, green onions, sesame oil, sriracha, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce begins to thicken, about 8 minutes.
3
Serve bulgogi mixture on hamburger buns topped with the pickled cucumbers and onions.