Korean Beef
Cheese Baked Rice
A sizzling Korean-style baked rice featuring tender beef cubes, savory kimchi, and melted mozzarella cheese, topped with crispy seaweed flakes.
This fusion-style comfort dish brings together robust Korean flavors with a decadent, gooey layer of melted cheese. Quick to assemble in a single pan, it combines spicy kimchi, tender beef, and toasted sesame oil for an easy yet deeply satisfying weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 300 g beef cubes
- 1 bowl cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup kimchi
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 tbsp Korean spicy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- to taste dried seaweed flakes
Instructions
- 1Sear the Beef Cubes
Place the beef cubes into a hot pan and cook until thoroughly browned on all sides and seared to perfection.
Tip: Make sure the pan is hot before adding the beef to get a good sear. - 2Add Onion and Kimchi
Add the sliced red onion and kimchi into the pan with the browned beef cubes, and stir them together to combine the flavors.
- 3Add Cooked Rice
Pour the cooked white rice into the pan containing the beef, onion, and kimchi mixture.
- 4Mix Everything Together
Add two spoons of Korean spicy sauce, one spoon of sesame seeds, one spoon of sesame oil, one spoon of soy sauce, and three spoons of water. Stir well to coat all the rice grains evenly.
Tip: Stir evenly so the sauce coats all the rice grains. - 5Add Cheese and Seaweed
Sprinkle a generous layer of shredded cheese evenly over the surface of the seasoned rice mixture, let it melt completely, and finish with a garnish of dried seaweed flakes.
Tip: Cover the pan with a lid for a minute to help the cheese melt faster.
