Pork Bulgogi Spicy Korean Pork Food

KOREAN SPICY PORK BULGOGI

Steps:

• Combine gochugaru, mirin, fish sauce, soy sauce, maesiaek, sugar, black pepper and garlic in a large mixing bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. Gochugaru will absorb the moisture from the sauces and will become thick pasty sauce.
• Add pork and onion, mix well with your hand. Let it marinade at least 30 minutes to over night. Thicker the meat, longer marinate time.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat, add cooking oil.
• Add marinated pork and cook until pork is fully cooked and onions are soften about7 to 9 minutes.
• Now, stir in green onions and chili. Cook additional 1 more minute and remove from heat. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with sesame seeds and tiny bit of sesame oil. Serve with warm cooked rice, some lettuce for lettuce wrap and other Korean side dishes! I recommend kimchi, soy bean sprouts side dish and spinach side dish! Enjoy!

SPICY PORK BULGOGI

Steps:

• Thinly sliced pieces from the neck, shoulder or hind leg (ham area) are used for pork bulgogi. The cut I bought from my local market is from the neck (collar butt) and it's called moksal (목살) in Korean.
• Make the marinade by mixing all of the ingredients above.
• Mix the pork slices and the sauce together and marinate for at least 15 min. or more the better. You can marinate pork bulgogi in the fridge for up to a day.
• The best way to cook pork bulgogi is to BBQ it over a grill. But it's not easy to just directly cook them over the conventional American BBQ grill because the pieces can fall through. Koreans usually use a grill that have smaller openings.
• If using a standard American style grill, you can put a piece of tin foil and poke holes into it with a fork so some direct heat can come through.

JEYUK BOKKEUM (OR SPICY PORK BULGOGI)

Steps:

• Thinly slice the meat, if not pre-sliced.
• Mix all marinade ingredients well in a large bowl. Add the meat and toss everything well to evenly coat the meat with the marinade. Add the onion and scallions and toss again. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
• Grill or pan fry in a skillet (in 2 batches) over medium high heat until slightly caramelized. Adjust the heat as necessary.

PORK BULGOGI (SPICY KOREAN PORK)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, gochujang, gochugaru, rice syrup, mirin, sesame oil, and black pepper. Whisk until everything is dissolved and fully combined.
• In a food processor, add the whisked liquid marinade ingredients from the bowl and the pear, garlic, and ginger.
• Pulse the food processor 10-15 times or until all the ingredients turn into a liquid. Taste test the marinade and adjust if necessary. NOTE: This recipe is a mild spice level you can adjust it after tasting. To add more spice, add more gochugaru and/or gochujang. To add more sweetness, add more rice syrup. To add more saltiness, add more soy sauce.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the pork slices, yellow onion, and green onion. Pour the marinade over and use your hands (or tongs) to completely coat every piece of meat.
• Transfer the marinated meat into an airtight container and fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight. Remove the meat from the fridge and place onto the counter to get to room temperature at least 20 minutes before cooking.
• In a cast iron over medium heat, add the vegetable oil. Add the meat and continue to stir and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until the meat becomes firm and measures to 145 °F.
• In my 12" cast iron skillet, I only cooked ⅔ lb of meat at a time so it wasn't too crowded, allowing the meat to brown a bit towards the end. You may have to scrape down or clean the pan of burned bits before cooking each following batch.
• Remove from the pan and serve immediately.

SPICY KOREAN PORK (DAEJI BULGOGI)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Slice the pork into very thin pieces, about the thickness of bacon.
• Add the marinade ingredients (onion, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, kochujang, sugar, rice wine, ginger) to a shallow marinade dish or plastic bag and mix them to combine.
• Add the pork to the marinade. Allow the meat to marinate for at least 30 minutes, or as long as an hour.
• Grill or broil the meat for about 4 to 8 minutes or until done. Alternatively, you can stir-fry the pork in an ungreased pan for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!

SPICY PORK BULGOGI

Steps:

• Cut the pork down the middle (in half) and add to a bowl with the lemon-lime soda. Allow to soak for at least 10 minutes. Drain out the soda.
• Put the 1/2 onion, garlic, ginger, green onion and pineapple in a blender and blend on medium low. Pour into the bowl with the pork and add the gochujang, sugar, mirin, soy sauce, Korean fine chili powder and sesame oil. Allow the pork to marinate for 12 hours.
• Heat up a pan and add vegetable oil. Lay the pork carefully in the pan (don't pile the pork--make sure every piece is touching the pan). Cook until the meat is firm, about 15 minutes. Add a touch of salt, sliced onions and thinly sliced carrots (matchstick.) Then, cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.

JEYUK BOKKEUM (SPICY PORK BULGOGI WITH PEARS)

Steps:

• Combine the meat, scallions, and onion in a medium bowl.
• Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl, mixing together well, and pour over the meat.
• Mix everything together well - I find this works best with your hands. Cover and let stand an hour. (If it will stand longer, place in the refrigerator).
• Grill or pan grill. If using a skillet, put a little neutral oil and sesame oil in the heated skillet. Do not crowd the meat, as it will then steam - cook in batches. Cook until the meat is a bit caramelized - perhaps 5 or 6 minutes.
• Serve with lettuce, rolling the cooked mixture into the leaves. I like Boston or another leafy lettuce for this, as it rolls easily, but romaine works, too.

SPICY BULGOGI MARINATED PORK

Steps:

• Mix together all of the marinade ingredients well.
• Add the meat, onion and green onions and mix well so that all of the meat is coated. Let marinate for at least an hour.
• Heat a grill pan or a skillet over medium high heat and add the pork slices, cooking until it the pork is cooked through and slightly caramelized, turning once. (Do this in batches if necessary - do not crowd the pan).
• Serve with lettuce leaves. - wrap the pork morsels in a lettuce leaf and enjoy!

DAEJI BULGOGI (SPICY KOREAN PORK BARBECUE)

Steps:

• Wrap pork in plastic wrap; freeze 1 1/2 hours or until firm. Remove plastic wrap; cut pork diagonally across grain into 1/16-inch-thick slices.
• Combine pork, sugar, and next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic) in a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.
• Prepare grill.
• Place a wire grilling basket on grill rack. Remove pork from bag; discard marinade. Place pork on grilling basket coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning frequently.

DAEJI BULGOGI (SPICY KOREAN PORK BARBECUE)

Steps:

• 1. Wrap pork in plastic wrap; freeze 1 1/2 hours or until firm. Remove plastic wrap; cut pork diagonally across grain into 1/16-inch-thick slices.
• 2. Combine pork, sugar, and next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic) in a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.
• 3. Prepare grill.
• 4. Place a wire grilling basket on grill rack. Remove pork from bag; discard marinade. Place pork on grilling basket coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning frequently.

SPICY PORK BULGOGI

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, refrigerate overnight for best results or a minimum of 1 hours.
• Cook over medium-high heat in frying pan, stirring occasionally until well done and browned.
• Serve with white rice.