Beef bulgogi
Beef bulgogi, from above
Non vegKorea

Beef bulgogi

Sweet, garlicky, caramelised beef. Wrap it in lettuce and you'll forget forks exist.

30 minTime
42 gProtein each
mildSpice
1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 30 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThin beef in a sweet soy, garlic and pear marinade, seared hot.
The original
421kcalsame
42 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
30minutessame

Bulgogi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Beef600 g, sliced paper thin
Soy sauce4 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Apple½, grated (Asian pear is traditional)
Garlic6 cloves, grated
Ginger1 tsp, grated
Sesame oil1 tbsp
Black pepper¼ tsp
Onion1, thinly sliced
Carrot1 small, in matchsticks
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3 stalks, in lengths
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Sesame seeds2 tsp
Lettuce1 head, leaves separated

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Mix soy, sugar, grated apple, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and pepper.
  2. 2Toss the beef, onion and carrot in the marinade and rest at least 1 hour, ideally longer.
  3. 3Heat a pan or grill very hot with the oil. Cook the beef in batches, spreading it out.
  4. 4Add the spring onion at the end. Make sure no pink remains. Top with sesame seeds.
  5. 5Serve with rice and lettuce leaves for wrapping.
Serve it like this

Pile on a warm platter with sesame on top, lettuce leaves, rice and gochujang alongside so everyone can wrap their own.

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What goes with Beef bulgogi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kongnamul bap35 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Japchae45 min
On the side Napa cabbage kimchi90 min
On the side Sigeumchi namul10 min
To drink Boricha25 min
Something sweet Songpyeon75 min
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