Gochujang Beef and Bok Choy Rice Bowls x Homemade

Servings
4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp neutral oil
  • 8 oz ground beef
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 scallions, parts sep. and thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp gochujang
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, divided in half
  • 1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 4 baby bok choy, halved lengthwise
  • 1/2 english cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • pinch salt

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, toss to combine cucumber, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Let sit at room temperature to quick-pickle.
  2. Preheat rice cooker on Sauté-then-Simmer STS® mode. Add oil and ground beef. Cook 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up beef to brown. Stir in garlic and scallion whites. Cook 1 more minute.
  3. Stir beef to coat in gochujang, soy sauce, honey, and half sesame oil. Turn off heat.
  4. Stir in rinsed rice and water, scraping up browned bits from bottom. Close lid and turn on WHITE RICE mode.
  5. After 20 minutes, open lid and place bok choy in steam tray, cut side up. Close lid and finish cooking cycle (10-15 mins).
  6. Drizzle bok choy with remaining sesame oil. Fluff rice and beef. Scoop into bowls and top with pickled cucumber and scallion greens.