Beef bulgogi bowls with carrots, pickled cucumber and sriracha crema

Beef bulgogi bowls with carrots, pickled cucumber and sriracha crema Recipe

By Olya Sandstrom Published: March 17, 2020

• Yield: 4 Servings
• Prep: 5 mins
• Cook: 15 mins
• Ready In: 20 mins

Beef bulgogi bowls with carrots, pickled cucumber and sriracha crema over jasmine rice ? chef Nikita is in the kitchen tonight! …

Ingredients

• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 10 tsp white wine vinegar
• 8 oz carrots Shredded
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 8 tbsp sour cream
• 2 scallions
• 2 cucumbers
• 20 oz beef ground
• 8 oz Bulgogi Sauce
• 2 tsp Sriracha
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Wash and dry all produce. In a small pot, combine rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve. Meanwhile, trim and thinly slice scallion, separating whites from greens.
2. In a medium bowl, combine half the vinegar (you’ll use the rest later), ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Trim ends from cucumber. Using a peeler, shave cucumber lengthwise into ribbons, rotating as you go, until you get to the seedy core; discard core. Toss ribbons in bowl with vinegar mixture. Set aside, tossing occasionally, until ready to serve.
3. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium high heat. Add carrots and cook, stirring, until just tender, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.
4. Heat another drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add beef and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Stir in half the sesame seeds (you’ll use more later) and remaining vinegar. Cook 30 seconds, then stir in bulgogi sauce. Bring to a simmer, then immediately turn off heat. Season again with salt and pepper.
5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and sriracha to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.
6. Fluff rice with a fork. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and season with salt and pepper; divide between bowls. Arrange beef, carrots, and pickled cucumber on top. (TIP: Drain any excess liquid from cucumber before adding.) Drizzle crema over everything. Garnish with scallion greens and as many remaining sesame seeds as you like.

• Course: Dinner
• Skill Level: Moderate

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