Meal Prep
Korean Beef Stir Fry
This high protein Korean beef stir fry is one of those meals that tastes way bigger than the numbers. Savory, sweet, and loaded with garlicky, gingery flavor, it’s fast enough for a weeknight but bold enough to feel like a restaurant plate. Lean beef keeps the macros dialed, veggies add volume, and everything gets coated in a sticky, glossy sauce that's perfect over rice.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Korean Beef Stir Fry
45.5g protein542 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Cook Time
- 20 mins
- Total Time
- 35 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Beef Stir Fry
For the Korean-Style Sauce
For the Rice:
Instructions
Cook the Rice
Cook the jasmine rice according to your preferred method (I love my rice cooker!) and set aside.
1 cup dry jasmine rice, 1 tbsp rice vinegar
Sear the Steak
1 ½ lb lean steak, 1 tbsp olive oil
Build the Stir Fry
Reduce heat to medium-high, then add the minced garlic and ginger. Cook for 30- 60 seconds until fragrant.
4 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp fresh ginger
Stir in the sliced bell peppers and carrots. Cook for 3- 4 minutes until slightly softened but still crisp.
1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 cup matchstix carrots
Finish with Sauce
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and gochujang.
⅜ cup low-sodium soy sauce, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil, ¼ cup gochujang
1 tbsp cornstarch
Assemble
See it come together
Watch: Korean Beef Stir Fry
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 542 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 63.9 g
- Protein
- 45.5 g
- Fat
- 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.84 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 2.18 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 5.62 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.19 g
- Cholesterol
- 94 mg
- Sodium
- 1,336 mg
- Potassium
- 962 mg
- Fiber
- 2.4 g
- Sugar
- 16.9 g
- Added Sugar
- 9.7 g
- Vitamin A
- 340 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 90.7 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.17 mcg
- Calcium
- 61 mg
- Iron
- 5.87 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$7.19 per serving · $28.76 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- lean steak: $21.54
680.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. BLS Choice boneless sirloin category average; generic lean steak uses this cut as a proxy.
BLS: Sirloin steak, boneless, USDA Choice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil: $0.18
13.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 13.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 17 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic: $0.22
12 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
3 clove = 9 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Spice World Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6 oz, Pouch · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fresh ginger: $0.05
6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2 g Variable-weight produce: uses the listed price per pound, not the estimated price per piece.
Walmart: Fresh Ginger Root, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- red bell pepper: $1.52
180 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 119 g; size=medium; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Red Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- yellow bell pepper: $1.46
180 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 119 g; size=medium; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Yellow Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- matchstix carrots: $0.37
128 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup (chopped) = 128 g; cut=chopped Peeled baby carrots used as a reference for carrots; whole carrots may differ.
Walmart: Baby Peeled Carrots · Price checked 2026-09-21
- low-sodium soy sauce: $0.29
85 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 255 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Less Sodium Soy Sauce, 15 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- brown sugar: $0.06
27.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (packed) = 4.6 g; packing=packed Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Light Brown Sugar, 32 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- rice vinegar: $0.12
14.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Mizkan Rice Vinegar, Mild Japanese Cooking Vinegar, 12 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- sesame oil: $0.33
13.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 13.6 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Imperial Dragon 100% Pure Sesame Seed Oil, 5 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- gochujang: $1.87
72 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: CJ Haechandle Gochujang, Hot Pepper Paste, 500g Korean Spicy Red Chile Paste, 1.1 lb. · Price checked 2026-09-21
- cornstarch: $0.03
8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 128 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Corn Starch, 16 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dry jasmine rice: $0.59
185 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 185 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Jasmine Rice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- rice vinegar: $0.12
14.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Mizkan Rice Vinegar, Mild Japanese Cooking Vinegar, 12 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein45.5g33%
- Carbs63.9g47%
- Fat11.9g20%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Gochujang is the main flavor decision in this stir fry. Taste the clean sauce before it goes into the pan, because brands differ in sweetness and heat. If you want a gentler batch, start with less gochujang and adjust then rather than trying to dilute a finished pan with extra soy sauce. The ginger, garlic, and rice vinegar still give the dish a clear direction.
Thinly slice the beef across the grain and have the peppers, carrots, and sauce ready before you start searing. The beef cooks in batches, then waits off the heat while the vegetables soften. Stir the cornstarch slurry again before adding it so it thickens the sauce evenly. That preparation order is especially useful for stir-fry meals where the last few minutes move quickly. Give the carrots a head start and add the peppers later so they keep some bite. Once the sauce goes in, finish promptly; peppers get soggy much faster than the carrots do.
Divide the rice first, then distribute the beef and vegetables with their sauce. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Stir through the rice and separate any clumped beef strips at the pause. A small splash of water can loosen the sauce if needed. This is a good option in the beef recipe collection when you want vegetables mixed into the main dish, with more ginger-and-soy combinations in the Asian-inspired archive.
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From the community
★★★★★
I made this recipe because stir fry sounded good... but so did crispy, spicy strips of steak. A match made in heaven, some are calling it. Let me know if this bad boy kept you out of the takeout line!
This Korean beef stir-fry recipe looks delicious and easy to make. I appreciate how it balances flavor and nutrition without complicated steps- definitely worth trying on a busy weeknight!