Yield: 4 servings 

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Ingredients

•  ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
• ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• ¼ teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions

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 and green onions until well combined, allowing to simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.

4. Serve immediately, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired.