🌟Main ingredient:Ground beef
✨secondary ingredients: bell-peppers and cayenne-pepper
⏱️Cooking time: 30 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Not spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: 2-4 Dinners
1/2
lb
ground
beef
1
bell
pepper,
sliced
1/4
teaspoon
cayenne
pepper
1
tablespoon
gochujang
1
tablespoon
vegetable
oil
2
cloves
garlic,
minced
1/2
onion,
chopped
1/4
cup
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
oyster
sauce
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
1/4
cup
water
Salt
to
taste
2
cups
cooked
rice
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, gochujang, cornstarch, and water. Set aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
Add minced garlic and chopped onion to the skillet. Sauté until the onion becomes translucent.
Increase the heat to medium-high and add the ground beef to the skillet. Cook until browned, breaking it up into small pieces.
Add bell peppers to the skillet and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until slightly softened.
Pour the sauce mixture over the beef and bell peppers. Stir well to coat everything evenly.
Season with cayenne pepper and salt according to your taste preference. Stir again.
Reduce the heat to low and let the dish simmer for 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Serve the Chinese ground beef with bell peppers over cooked rice.
Enjoy!
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