Korean BBQ Beef Sloppy Joes will be your new favorite easy weeknight dinner! With only five ingredients, you can whip up these yummy warm sandwiches in 20 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil (1 tablespoon) in a large skillet. Add the white and light green parts of the green onions, as well as the diced red bell pepper. Sauté until softened and starting to brown.
Add the ground beef (1 pound.) to the skillet and cook/brown completely, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as you go.
Add the Korean BBQ sauce (1/2 cup) to the skillet. Stir together and bring to a simmer on low, simmering for 5 minutes or so uncovered until sauce has thickened. Stir in the dark green onions parts.
Divide the beef mixture into the hamburger buns (4), garnish with more dark green onion parts if you have them, and sprinkle with sesame seeds if using. Serve.
Notes
Alternatively, use slider buns for 8 small sloppy joe sliders.
There are many different kinds of prepared Korean BBQ sauce - spicy and mild, made for ribs or chicken, etc. I used CJ Foods Original Sauce for Ribs. Aim for one that goes with beef, but you also really can't go wrong here! You can also make your own.
Lighten it up by using ground turkey instead of beef.
Make it vegetarian by using beyond meat or a suitable ground beef substitute.