Keto Beef Bulgogi
Looking for something different at your keto table for dinner? Keto Beef Bulgogi is a classic Korean dish with tender steak marinated with mildly sweet, savory flavors. Pair with cauliflower rice and make this a perfect Korean inspired bowl! You’ll be skipping ordering Korean take-out and dining at your low carb table instead!
I have the perfect Beef Bulgogi recipe that will have you ordering at your keto home instead!
Pair this tender marinated steak with cauliflower rice and make this a perfect Korean Bowl!
Let’s get started!
HOW TO MAKE KETO BEEF BULGOGI
First you’ll need to slice the steak very thinly with a sharp knife.
A little trick… you can make this a bit easier by freezing the steak for about 30 minutes before slicing.
Now, in a large bowl. Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic and ginger.
Add in the thinly sliced steak and toast to coat.
You can now cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate for 2 hours.
Toss the steak with tongs occasionally to distribute the marinade evenly.
Now that you have your steak good and marinated, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Cook the steak in 3-4 batches so you do not crowd the pan.
Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
If you need too, add more oil as needed and repeat with the remaining steak.
Serve and garnish with sesame seeds.
Want to make this a great Korean bowl? Add cauliflower rice to make this dish go over the top! Yummy!
Like this authentic style keto recipe? Check out my other recipes for Keto Shrimp and Cheesy Grits, Easy Keto Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry or Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai with Shrimp!
Keto Beef Bulgogi
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Pounds Boneless steak (sirloin or ribeye)
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos
- 2 tablespoons sugar free brown sweetener
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger paste
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Slice the steak very thinly with a sharp knife.
- You can make this a bit easier by freezing the steak for about 30 minutes before slicing.
- In a large bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic and ginger.
- Add in the thinly sliced steak and toss to coat.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate for 2 hours.
- Toss the steak with tongs occasionally to distribute the marinade evenly.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook the steak in 3-4 batches so you do not crowd the pan.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on eash side.
- Add more oil as needed and repeat with remaining steak.
- Serve garnished with the sesame seeds.
Excellent! I think I used to much ginger so it got a bit overpowered. Will be making again with the reccomended amount. Family still loved it! Keto and non keto alike! served over califlower rice, addedspinach and mashed avocado. Non Keto was served with day old resteamed white rice, small carrot sticks, spinach and smashed avocado. will be making it regularly!
Would it be too much to marinade this for ~8 hours?
It is not advisable. The marinade contains ginger which can break down the meat and make it mushy.
This recipe was so easy to make and tasted so good. I sauteed some broccoli slaw, and placed that into a bowl…to which I then added the beef strips, as each batch finished sauteing. This mix went over riced cauliflower, topped off with some toasted sesame seeds. Yummy!
Jennifer this recipe is excellent! My hubby who spent 1 year in Korea said it reminded him of food he ate there. I got a hello fresh box with a bulgogi style meal made with ground beef. I made your sauce because it’s keto and I could make it quickly. Turns out using it in meatballs roasting them and then coating them with the remaining bulgogi sauce is very tasty too! Thanks Much!
Made this tonight. It was easy to make & tasted awesome. I used low sodium soy sauce. Def making this again.
This is delicious! I used a mix of Bragg’s aminos and coconut aminos so only needed 1Tbsp. of sugar sub. but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I cooked it on my outdoor griddle and it turned out so caramelized and amazing! Family ate it with rice and I had Miracle Noodles. Such a treat, thank you!
This was so good! I didn’t have the sugar free brown sugar sweetener so I just used the monk fruit sweetener and it tasted delicious! Thank you for sharing!
what can I use instead of ginger paste
Fresh ginger
Same amount of fresh ginger as paste?
yes
made this for my partner who is doing keto, and four others who like myself are not, with a few adjustments for taste but pretty much as written — absolutely delicious! made with some cauliflower rice and some regular jasmine and a few other Korean sides — my only regret is not tripling the bulgogi recipe instead of doubling it, since there were absolutely no leftovers.
My whole family loves this recipe, it is absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for posting it.
Made this. Extremely delicious. Even Non Keto Family loved it. Thank you Jennifer Banz.?
This is delicious! Thank you for a great low carb ketofriendly dish ! I pit it over riced califlower with mushrooms, so yummy !
What type of soy sauce/coconut aminos did you use because when I did the macros with coconut aminos, this dish is about 12.5g Net Carbs per serving, not 2g. I knew this recipe tasted too good to be true.
I calculate based on soy sauce.
I only have about 3 Asian dishes in my repertoire, but now I have another.
In the words of my Teenagers: “Definitely a repeat!”
Can I sub brown sugar for regular monk fruit sugar
Yes, that will work
Can I marinate it over might
Definitely!
Count me in on the Korean food train. I would love to make this today however I do not have any steaks on hand. I have chicken breast and thighs. Do you think it would be just as good with chicken thighs? I try not to buy unnecessarily during these times so I have been eating out of my freezer (proteins) so to speak.
That looks so appetizing..beautiful shots as well
This is so similar to something that my mom used to make when I was younger. Brings back so many memories!! Will definitely be making this more often 🙂
I’m such a fan of Korean food too! This was better than take-out!
Yum! I can’t wait to try this out with a bunch of steamed veggies and rice for a stir-fry.
Such an awesome and simple recipe for Korean beef bulgogi. This has become an instant favorite.
Full of flavor! Thank you for this recipe!
So glad you liked it!
Delicious! We will be making this again for dinner.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! I will make this regularly.
Thank you.