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Easy Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef)

Total Time
1h 10m
23m prep · 47m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

Bulgogi, or Korean barbecued beef, is made with marinated sliced beef. Most recipes call for crushed pear to tenderize the meat. My boyfriend's Korean mother says Coca-Cola can also be used for the same purpose. This recipe uses very thinly-sliced sirloin steak, so tenderization isn't necessary. It's delicious served with rice, lettuce leaves, and chile paste or kimchi.

Ingredients

  • 0.33 cups soy sauce
  • 2 greens onions , chopped, dark green parts separated from white and light green parts
  • 0.25 yellows onion , thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic , minced
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 0.25 teaspoons Korean red pepper flakes
  • 0.25 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1.5 pounds beef sirloin steak , cut very thin using kitchen shears
  • 1 teaspoon honey , or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Whisk soy sauce, white and light green parts of green onions, yellow onion, sugar, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, ginger, and black pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl.

  3. 3

    Add steak slices and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, or up to 1 day.

  4. 4

    Heat a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook and stir steak and marinade together in the hot skillet, adding honey to caramelize the steak, until steak is cooked through, about 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Garnish bulgogi with dark green parts of green onions.

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