Beef Bulgogi

5 from 1 vote

Try this easy recipe for Beef Bulgogi, a classic Korean dish of grilled marinated beef that it is also great stir-fried. Added some veggies and its so good!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Korean

Keyword: beef bulgogi, korean bbq

Servings:

Calories: 365kcal

Author: Bebs

Ingredients

1 pound beef - sliced thinly
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
3 tablespoon sesame oil
1 medium carrot - julienned
2 stalks green onions - chopped with the white part separated

MARINADE

⅓ cup dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon ginger
white part from green onions
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon korean chili paste (optional)
1 small Asian pear

Optional ingredients

¼ cup water
5 big mushrooms - sliced
½ big red bell pepper - julienned -optional

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Instructions

Combine all ingredients for the marinade in a mixer or blender and pulse a couple of times until the garlic and ginger are chopped into fine bits.
Place the beef slices in a bowl and pour the marinating sauce into it.
Mix with your hand making sure every meat is covered. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it marinate for at least an hour.
Heat skillet or wok over medium heat and toast your sesame seeds until golden brown. Remove from wok/skillet and turn heat to high.Add sesame oil into the hot wok or skillet.
Wring out the liquids from the meat using your hands. Once the oil is hot, add half of the meat using tongs spreading them around the skillet. Let them sear on one side first then stir until all is cooked and have a nice brown color. Do not overcook the meat so it stays tender. Remove from skillet using tongs and do the same on the other half of meat. Set meat aside once all done.
In the same skillet, add a bit more of sesame oil if needed. Add the carrots and stir fry for a few seconds until tender-crisp. (see Note 1) Add back the cooked meat to the skillet and the toasted sesame seeds and green onions stir a couple of times until fully mixed. Transfer into a serving dish.
Serve with Kimchi and rice while still warm.

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Notes

Note 1. If adding bell peppers and mushrooms- Add ¼ cup water to the bowl used for marinating and add this to the vegetables in the skillet. Let it simmer for a few minutes just until the veggies are about cooked.

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