Korean Beef and Cabbage

I'm always on the lookout for a quick meal, and those quick meals usually feature ground hamburger. It cooks up quickly and it is a pretty versatile ingredient. This meal has been a huge hit in our house over the last couple of months. I've slightly modified a couple Korean Beef recipes I've found out there, added cabbage, and served it over Trader Joe's brown rice (which cooks up in 3 minutes in the microwave) or over coconut rice that I cook in the oven. Either one is a hit, and there are never any leftovers of this dish. If you don't like cabbage, just leave it out. Either way, this one's a winner.

Korean Beef and Cabbage
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 head of green cabbage, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups hot cooked rice
sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish

1. In a large skillet cook the ground beef and garlic breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until no longer pink.

2. When the beef is cooked, add the cabbage and cook down for 2-3 minutes.

3. In a small bowl whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and pepper. Pour over the ground beef mixture and let simmer for another a couple of minutes.

4. Serve over hot rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

Seriously, that's it. So fast and so delicious.