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Bulgogi Recipe


Bulgogi Recipe
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Besides kimchi (pickled vegetables), bulgogi (barbecued beef) is perhaps one of the most popular Korean foods in the West. A soy and herbal marinade is the key to this tasty beef dish, but like many Asian marinades, only a small amount of liquid is u... More

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Ingredients
  • INGREDIENTS
  • • 1/4 cup Japanese or Korean dark soy sauce
  • • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for grilling
  • • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • • 3 medium garlic cloves, crushed, peeled, and grated
  • • 3 scallions, root and dark green ends trimmed, and 6-inch stalks minced
  • • 2 pounds marbled sirloin or rib steak, sliced paper thin against the grain

Directions
  1. INSTRUCTIONS
  2. 1. Whisk together the soy sauce and sugar in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the vegetable and sesame oils, sesame seeds, garlic, and scallions until well combined. Add the beef, tossing it with your hands to make sure it is evenly coated on all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate it, allowing the meat to marinate for 30 minutes. Drain the beef, shaking off the excess liquid and scraping off the scallion and garlic.
  3. 2. Grill the beef, laying the slices flat on a table hibachi. If using a grill pan, brush a generous amount of vegetable oil on the cooking surface and heat it over medium-high heat. When it starts to smoke, add the beef slices and grill to your preferred doneness, but no more than 5 seconds on each side, so the beef remains tender.
  4. Variation: Japanese sukiyaki, pan-seared beef, is similar to bulgogi. Mix together in a bowl 1 teaspoon tapioca starch, 2 tablespoons Japanese dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon sake, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Add 1 pound thinly sliced beef sirloin and mix well. (There is just enough marinade; the beef should not be drowning.) Marinate for 30 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon beef suet in a pan over high heat. Sear the beef until done, about 5 seconds per side.

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Sounds easy and tasty! Thanks for the post!


This is a great dish... one year I was invited to go to a BBQ given by a group of Koreans... trying to learn English...one of the main dishes they served was bulgogi... it was so good... five forks


Real good!! high 5


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