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Korean Beef Tacos

The most mind-blowing tacos EVER! Filled with everyone's favorite Korean beef, caramelized kimchi + Sriracha mayo!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

For the Korean beef
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 ounces ground beef
For the kimchi
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 cup chopped kimchi
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
For the Sriracha mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha
  • 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
For the tacos
  • 12 mini flour tortillas
  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

for the korean beef
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  1. In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes and ginger.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
  3. Stir in soy sauce mixture until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes; set aside.
for the kimchi
  1. Heat sesame oil in the skillet over medium high heat. Add kimchi and sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until caramelized and heated through, about 3-5 minutes; set aside.
for the sriracha mayonnaise
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Sriracha and lime juice; set aside.
for the tacos
  1. Serve ground beef mixture in tortillas, topped with kimchi, red onion, cilantro and sesame seeds, drizzled with Sriracha mayonnaise.