Korean-Style BBQ Beef (Bulgogi 불고기 )
Easiest way to get started with Korean food, try this Korean-style BBQ beef also known as bulgogi 불고기. With only few basic ingredients you can easily make this at home. Use cast iron skillet for those char bit wonders.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb rib eye ((450 g))
- 1 stalk spring onion
- 1/2 thumb sized ginger (, grated)
- 4 garlic clove (, grated)
- 1/2 Granny Smith apple (, peeled, cored & grated)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar ((30 g))
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- few cracks of black pepper
- some chopped spring onion
- some sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Slice meat thinly as you can. Refer to my post above on how to do it in an easier way.
- 2
Add all of marinade sauce ingredients into a wide container and mix well.
- 3
Add in sliced meat and coat well with the marinade.
- 4
Cut and separate the green part of spring onion from the white. Cut the green part into 2 inch (5 cm). Cut the white part thin. Add them into the container and mix well.
- 5
Cover and chill in the fridge for 1 hour. You can also leave it overnight.
- 6
Heat a cast iron skillet with some oil on medium-high heat.
- 7
Using tongs, add marinated meat (leave out the marinated liquid) and onion. Cook in small batches. Once the meat is looking golden brown with char marks, flip and continue cooking. Move around in the skillet to soak up the flavor.