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Servings: 4
Calories: 628kcal
Easy Korean Beef Tacos
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 onion small, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup Korean BBQ Sauce
- 1/4 cup Kimchi Mayonnaise
- 8 taco size flour tortillas
Instructions
- Shred cabbage with a food processor, mandolin, or sharp knife and slice the onion thin.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet at medium to high heat and brown the beef and cook for 5 to 8 minutes until it is cooked through. 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 pound lean ground beef
- Once the beef is cooked stir in the bbq sauce; reduce the heat to low to medium heat and allow the beef mixture to simmer for about 10 minutes. 1/2 cup Korean BBQ Sauce
- While the beef is simmering add the kimchi mayonnaise and lime juice to the shredded cabbage and onions and heat the tortillas. 1/4 cup Kimchi Mayonnaise, 5 cups shredded cabbage, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Serve your tacos as a salad with tortillas on the side or stuff the beef and slaw into the tortillas.
Notes
Garnish Ideas: Top your tacos or taco salad with kimchi, pickled onions, sesame seeds or green onions
Substitute ground beef with ground turkey, pork or chicken
Substitute corn tortillas with flour tortillas
Store in leftovers in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Recipe Variations:
Korean Taco Rice Bowls: add 1/2 cup cooked rice to a bowl with the spicy slaw and ground beef.
Replace ground beef with marinated grilled flank steak, skirt steak or boneless chicken breasts. Slice the meat into thin strips.
Vegetarain Korean Tacos. Instead of ground beef, crumble a block of tofu and brown it in a skillet. Add 1/4 cup of sauce and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes and serve it with kimchi slaw.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1180mg | Potassium: 592mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 5mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and can vary based on cooking methods and ingredients used
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