Pork Bulgogi
Also known as Korean-style barbecue, bulgogi consists of thin, marinated strips of meat cooked over flames or on the stovetop. The term translates as “fire meat.”
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) fermented chili paste (gochujang)
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) plum syrup or brown sugar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 onion, cut into wedges 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick (leaving root ends intact)
- 2 pork tenderloins, each about 314 lb (340 g), cut into slices 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- Boston lettuce leaves, as desired
Instructions
- In a glass dish or large sealable plastic bag, combine the chili paste, sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame seeds, ginger and garlic. Add the onion and meat and stir gently. Cover the dish or seal the bag and let marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Preheat a cast iron grill pan until very hot. Oil the pan. Grill a third of the meat and onion at a time until marked on both sides. Add oil, if needed. Garnish with the green onions and serve wrapped in lettuce leaves.
- Delicious with our Gochujang Sauce.
Also known as Korean-style barbecue, bulgogi consists of thin, marinated strips of meat cooked over flames or on the stovetop. The term translates as “fire meat.”