Korean Fusion Beef Tacos

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs free range ground beef
• 3/4 cup tamari or 3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon roasted red chili paste, to taste (or 1 tablespoons korean kochujang sauce)
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger, to taste (my addition)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup sesame oil (i used regular sesame oil and a small amount of toasted sesame oil-about 1 teaspoon)
• 1 small yellow onion, finely minced
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 24 (4 inch) corn tortillas
• 3 cups green cabbage (cabbage finely shredded) or 1 cup cabbage kimchi (we tested the tacos with green cabbage)
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf (fresh!)
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (approximately-the recipe didn't specify how much) or 1 tablespoon sesame seeds and 1 tablespoon black sesame (approximately-the recipe didn't specify how much)
• 2 limes, cut into eighths
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 note: original recipe specified 3 tablespoons korean kochujang sauce. i used sambal oelek sauce which is always on hand in the refrigerator. also, the original recipe specified tri-tip beef or other similar cuts of meat (chuck, flank sirloin, etc). i made it much easier for myself and used ground beef.
• 2 sour cream sauce: whisk together the sour cream and lime juice, cover and refrigerate.
• 3 marinade: whisk together the soy sauce, chili paste, garlic, ginger, sugar, sesame oils (s), onion and rice vinegar. set aside 1/4 of the sauce in a small serving bowl.
• 4 in a 'ziploc'-style plastic bag combine the beef and the remaining 3/4 of the marinade.
• 5 close bag and marinate mixture in the refrigerator for 3 hours .
• 6 remove meat from the marinade. *discard* liquid.
• 7 heat up a large sautè pan and brown the meat until no longer pink.
• 8 accompaniments: arrange the cabbage, cilantro, green onions, sesame seeds and lime slices on a platter.
• 9 tortillas: if desired, lightly butter or oil the tortillas and grill. we used our stove top grill pan.
• 10 to serve, spoon the cooked meat into the tortillas. garnish with the accompaniments. spoon a little sour cream sauce on top. i placed all the fixings on platters and in bowls and created a "build-your-own" taco bar.
• 11 enjoy!