Korean Beef Rice Bowls recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tsp freshly grated garlic
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 3 tbsp all-purpose soy sauce
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp gochujang, adjust for spice preference (see note 1 for substitutions)
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, plus extra to garnish
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or neutral oil
• 500 g minced (ground) beef
• 2 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced, 1 tbsp reserved for garnish
• 3 tbsp whole-egg mayonnaise
• 1 tsp gochujang
• ½ tsp sesame oil
• ½ tsp rice vinegar
• 370 g cooked jasmine rice
• 240 g kimchi
• 1 carrot, julienned
• 1 Lebanese (short/Persian) cucumber, sliced into half moons