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Korean Beef Tacos with Caramelized Kimchi

KoreanMain CourseEasy
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min
Serves
12
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Ingredients

korean beef

  • 2 tbspbrown sugar
  • 2 tbspreduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tspsesame oil
  • 0.25 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
  • pinchground ginger
  • 2 tspvegetable oil
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 8 ozground beef

caramelized kimchi

  • 2 tspsesame oil
  • 1 cupchopped kimchi
  • 1 tspsugar

sriracha mayonnaise

  • 0.25 cupmayonnaise
  • 1 tbspSriracha
  • 2 tspfreshly squeezed lime juice

for tacos

  • 12mini flour tortillas
  • 0.25 cupdiced red onion
  • 2 tbspchopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 0.25 tspsesame seeds

Method

  1. 1FOR THE KOREAN BEEF: In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and ginger. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3–5 minutes, breaking up the meat as it cooks; drain excess fat.
  2. 2Stir in the soy sauce mixture until well combined. Simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes; set aside.
  3. 3FOR THE KIMCHI: Heat sesame oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add kimchi and sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until caramelized and heated through, about 3–5 minutes; set aside.
  4. 4FOR THE SRIRACHA MAYONNAISE: In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Sriracha, and lime juice; set aside.
  5. 5FOR THE TACOS: Serve ground beef mixture in tortillas, topped with kimchi, red onion, cilantro, and sesame seeds, drizzled with Sriracha mayonnaise.