Korean Beef Sloppy Joes

4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Korean Beef Sloppy Joes made with sweet and spicy flavors with a punch of garlic that’s a fun change from the classic sloppy joes.

One of the most popular recipes on the site is super easy Korean Ground Beef and these sloppy joes are a delicious sloppy Korean take on the ever popular Ultimate Sloppy Joes.

Korean Ground Beef Sloppy Joes Korean Beef Sloppy Joes

Happy Monday everyone! August is so confusing to me because as a kid we all used to have August as a non-school summer month. All the kids in our neighborhood are either starting this week or next week and some of my client’s kids have already started school!

These sloppy joe recipes we’ve been posting every Monday are our ode to the school week. A quick and easy dinner recipe you can change up with easy pantry ingredients that your kids will love.

That’s the idea anyway. We find ourselves looking forward to these Sloppy Joe’s even more than the kids are! These Korean Beef Sloppy Joes are no exception, they’re the sloppy answer to the kid friendly ground beef bowl that is ALL over Pinterest.

Korean Ground Beef SandwichCan I serve this mixture instead of the regular Korean Ground Beef? Yes, this mixture is a saucier version of that recipe but you can absolutely serve it over rice. In fact you may even prefer this version.

Sometimes when we make the regular version and we reheat leftovers they can get a bit dry. If you serve this version over rice even when you reheat it you’ll still have plenty of moisture in the mixture.

The original sloppy joes had vegetables as part of the recipe. This mixture doesn’t contain any hidden vegetables but it very easily can. My favorite of the list below? Carrots and zucchini. They don’t detract from the flavors at all.

HIDDEN SLOPPY JOES VEGETABLES:

  • green bell pepper, chopped finely (red is sweeter but this mixture is already pretty sweet)
  • onions (yellow or green), chopped finely
  • zucchini, chopped finely
  • carrots, shredded or chopped finely and steamed

Ground Korean Beef

WHAT GOES GOOD WITH Korean Beef SLOPPY JOES FOR A SIDE DISH?

We love serving these sloppy joes with steamed broccoli and carrots. If you roast the broccoli and the carrots at a higher temperature and slice them thinly you may even be able to get nice crisp edges on them which could make them taste like fries.

TIPS FOR MAKING THESE Korean Beef SLOPPY JOES:

  • Make sure your ingredients are ready ahead of time in a large measuring cup, don’t let the pan scorch.
  • .If you want the sandwich to be saucier or have a kick of spice serve it with spicy mayo (a mixture of Sriracha and mayonnaise).
  • Stop cooking when its just slightly too wet still, it will thicken as it sits for a couple minutes.
  • If you want to meal prep just leave the sauce extra saucy before shutting off the heat. You may need a bit of water when reheating.

Korean Sloppy Joes

Are you going to join us and enjoy this recipe on Wednesday? Remember if you make this dish this Wednesday, we’ll be having the same dinner.

I’d love to know how it turns out for you so if you do make the recipe pretty please come back and leave a comment letting me know how you enjoyed them.

We put a ton of effort into recipe testing almost 40 Sloppy Joes for this weekly series!

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Korean Beef Sloppy Joes

Korean Beef Sloppy Joes made with sweet and spicy flavors with a punch of garlic that's a fun change from the classic sloppy joes.
Yield 4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish, Sandwich
Cuisine American Fusion, Korean
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • In a large skillet add in the beef, lower the heat to medium and cook well, breaking it apart but leaving some chunks about the size of a raspberry or small grape (don't crush the heck out of it, the larger crumbles will help give the sandwich stability).
  • Cook until well browned (5-6 minutes), then add in the garlic, sesame oil, ketchup, hoisin, water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sriracha and stir together well until the sauce starts to evaporate and the mixture becomes "sloppy" (about 5-6 minutes).
  • Toast the buns then spoon over the mixture and top with green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 688kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1437mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 5.5mg
Keyword: ground beef, Korean Beef Sloppy Joes, sandwich, sloppy joes

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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      1. I’m wondering if prepping the sauce ahead of time and keeping it in fridge would affect the flavor profile? Running around doing errands it would save me some time. What do you think?

        1. You’ll be fine. Do your errands, come back and finish the recipe! Be sure to let us know how your sloppy joes turn out! We have a ton of sloppy joe options on the site!

  1. This has been a family favorite for some time now. I love that my 9 and 10 year old chefs-in-training can make this all by themselves. We pair it with a vinegar-based cucumber salad which is acidic enough to balance out the sweet sauce from the joes.

    1. What a good idea to pair with cucumber salad. We love our Sloppy Joes. Let us know if you try any of our other Sloppy Joe recipes on the site…there’s MANY to choose from!

  2. A nice switch of flavors from other more basic or bland hamburger recipes. I made 3 lbs up and froze in servings for two.

  3. SUPER YUMMY! I added the sesame oil just before serving bc the flavor cooks off. Big hit with everyone, even those who were skeptical. Ty for the recipe

  4. I have made this recipe several times. The only thing I added was grated ginger and gochujang. I garnished with cilantro and green onion. Absolutely delicious!!