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Best Bulgoki - Korean Barbeque Beef

Name: Best Bulgoki - Korean Barbeque Beef
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 73 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 scallions , chopped; 0.5 cups coarsely grated pear; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon mirin , Japanese sweet wine; 1 tablespoon brown sugar , or more to taste; 4 cloves garlic , grated; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper; 0.25 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 1 pound beef top sirloin , thinly sliced

Total Time

1h 40m

27m prep · 73m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Hard

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This is the best bulgoki recipe I've come up with--adapted from a few different ones. It is very forgiving and you can adjust sweetness and spiciness as you prefer. Serve over rice.

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Ingredients

6 scallions , chopped
0.5 cups coarsely grated pear
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon mirin , Japanese sweet wine
1 tablespoon brown sugar , or more to taste
4 cloves garlic , grated
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
0.25 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 pound beef top sirloin , thinly sliced

Instructions

1

Whisk scallions, pear, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, garlic, lime juice, ginger, black pepper, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add beef; coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
2

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
3

Transfer beef slices from marinade to preheated grill, reserving marinade; cook until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side. Place beef in a serving dish.
4

Place marinade in a saucepan with soy sauce, water, gochujang, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon mirin. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened to sauce consistency, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour sauce over beef.