Sloppy Bulgogi

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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 402 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic puree
• 6 sesame seed burger buns
• 2 tablespoons raw cane sugar
• 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup rice vinegar
• 0.66666668653488 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 0.5 small red onion, sliced into petals

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 3

Serve bulgogi mixture on hamburger buns topped with the pickled cucumbers and onions.