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Korean Style Beef Tacos

Korean Beef Tacos with Sriracha Mayo and Pickled Cucumber

Try cooking up our Beef Tacos with Mayo & Pickled Cucumber in just 20 minutes for a delicious and speedy meal.

Servings 4
Calories 747 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Onion Chopped finley
  • 2 Green Pepper Sliced
  • 2 cloves Garlic chopped finely or grated
  • 500 g Beef Mince
  • ¾ Cucumber
  • 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha
  • 5 tbsp Mayonnaise
  • 1 inch Ginger chopped finly or grated
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Ketjap Manis
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 12 Soft Shell Taco

Instructions

  1. Halve, peel and thinly slice the onion. Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds.

  2. Slice into thin strips. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

  3. Brown the mince
  4. Cook until browned, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks, 2-3 mins.

  5. Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan over high heat. When hot, add the beef mince. Cook until browned, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks, 2-3 mins. Stir the onion and pepper into the beef and continue cooking for another 4-5 mins.

  6. Stir the onion and pepper into the beef and continue cooking for another 4-5 mins.

  7. Meanwhile, trim the ends from the cucumber, halve lengthways and thinly slice. Pop into a bowl and pour on the rice vinegar, a pinch of salt and the sugar . Toss to coat and keep to one side.

  8. Next, mix half of the sriracha with the mayonnaise in a small bowl.
  9. When the onions and peppers are softened and the beef is cooked through, add the garlic and ginger puree to the pan. IMPORTANT: The beef is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

  10. Stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in the soy sauce, ketjap manis, honey and remaining sriracha. Bring to a bubble and remove form the heat.

  11. Lay out 3 tacos per person on each plate. Spread on the mayo with the back of a spoon. Top with the beef mixture and then a few slices of cucumber.

    Serve any remaining cucumber alongside.

Recipe Notes

If you have leftover beef and onions from another meal, just add the spices and peppers.