Keto Korean-Inspired Ground Beef Lettuce Bowls (No Rice)
Savory ground beef cooked in a glossy Korean-style sauce and served in crisp lettuce cups—bold flavor with no rice.
Ingredients
- 1½ lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil (if needed)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (minced)
- ¼ cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp keto-friendly sweetener
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 heads butter lettuce (leaves separated)
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil if needed.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in soy sauce, sesame oil, keto-friendly sweetener, rice vinegar, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5–7 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the beef.
- Stir in sesame seeds.
- Spoon beef mixture into butter lettuce cups.
- Serve immediately.