Beef Bulgogi Bowls
with Carrots, Pickled Cucumber & Sriracha Crema over Jasmine Rice
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
If you can’t get enough of Asian-inspired"https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/asian-recipes'Asian-inspired flavors, bulgogi is sure to leave you satisfied. This Korean dish centers around beef in a sesame and soy sauce marinade with a little bit of sweetness. But the meat is just one out of many highlights: there’s also crisp quick-pickled cucumbers, tender carrots, and a spicy sour cream, all over fluffy white rice—clearly, it’s jam-packed and has a little bit of something for everyone.
Ingredients
4 ounce
Shredded Carrots
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
4 ounce
Bulgogi Sauce
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 tablespoon
Sesame Seeds
(Contains: Sesame)
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 unit
Scallions
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
1 unit
Cucumber
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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.
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.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over mediumhigh heat. Add carrots and cook, stirring, until just tender, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.
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.
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.
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.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Customers rave about the delicious bulgogi sauce and tangy pickled cucumbers, creating a spectacular mix of flavors 🎉.
- Ease of prep: Many find this dish easy to prepare, with some noting its customizability for quick weeknight cooking.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing vinegar for milder pickled cucumbers; try swapping cucumbers for green beans or edamame for variety.
- Portions: Some wished for more vegetables in the dish to balance out the meat and rice.
Reviews from our home cooks
Really liked the mix of flavors - beef bulgogi was tangy, pickled cucumbers added a nice acid & brightness to balance everything out.
Bulgogi sauce was delicious but I would use less vinegar on the cucumber salad next time
Our all time favorite! I asked my 9 yr old son what dish is his favorite out of all the ones I've prepared from Hello Fresh and he says this one!! Let me remind you...he's a 9 yr old boy!!!
I would recommend this recipe to everyone. I make this regularly, occasionally I swap out the pickled cucumber for green beans or edamame and it's divine
This is our all time favorite and we make still to this day. Love the flavors, textures. Everything about it. Wish we had a choice between ground beef or ground turkey/chicken.
I would order this constantly! My husband and I love this dish. I highly recommend this.
The packaging for the meat is quite difficult to get out. For what you pay it is hard to get the meat out for the dish. Also possibly adding more vegetables to the dish would have been preferable.
This is so good. We had it a couple of times when we used Hello Fresh before and it was a favorite.
The absolute best item on the menu, even though there are many great items, this is our favorite!
Bulgogi new to me. I like trying new things. Yummy.
