Tonight's Dinner - Bulgogi

WhackMaster719

I really love bulgogi, this stuff is GREAT. It is basically the main beef staples of Korea. Always done it on the gasser or in a electric skillet, but decided to try it on the egg... WOW! The beef was juicy and the marinade caramelized perfectly!!! :woohoo:

Marinated for 24 hours in the fridge, egged direct on a raised grid in a "grill wok".





Had the egg preheated to 550, it dropped a little when the cold meat went in, but came right back up:


Opened the lid every 5 minutes or so to stir it around:


Plated up with some homemade fried rice :evil: :

eenie meenie

Greg, I love bulgogi. Indeed, you did get some nice carmelization of the meat. Enjoy!

Clay Q

Yummmmmy.
The grill wok is a great idea!

Richard Fl

EGGcelent meal.

Rebecca cooked a korean dish at the after party Sunshine Fest that was to die for. My friend and I even took some to the hotel room and heated it up in the AM with bloody mary's.

Beef, Short Ribs, Korean BBQ Short Ribs, Eenie Meenie


INGREDIENTS:
4 lbs Meaty Beef Short Ribs (bone in or 2 1/2 lbs., boneless)
Beef Short Rib Marinade (see recipe below)
Bean & Pepper Smearing Sauce (see recipe below)
Lettuce (preferably Bibb or Boston, separated into leaves)
Rice
Kimchi, buy whatever type(s) you prefer
Bean & Pepper Smearing Sauce :
8 Tbs Korean Soy Fermented Bean Paste
5 T% Korean Fermented Red Pepper Paste
4 tsp finely minced Garlic
4 Tbs Sweetened Rice Vinegar
2 Tbs Roasted Sesame Seeds
2 tsp Sesame Seed Oil
Beef Marinade :
15 Cloves Peeled and mashed Garlic
1/4 cup coarsely chopped Ginger
1 bunch of Scallions, cut into thirds
6 or more chopped Green Chile Peppers
1 coarsely chopped medium Onion
2 ripe Asian Pears (may use other pears)
1 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup sweet Rice Wine
1 tsp Honey
1 Tbs Black Peppercorns




PROCEDURE:
1 Mix all the ingredients together. This will look and smell gross, but hang in there.
Beef Short Ribs :
1 You may prepare the ribs by one of three ways :
Haeundae Cut:
1 In which you tributterfly the meat of a single English cut short rib while attached to the bone. You will wind up with about a 4 to 5 inch long strip of very thin meat that is about 2 inches wide, attached to the bone. (There is a description of this in Steve Raichlen’s book, The BBQ Bible, 1998, page 147). Score the meat with the back of your chef’s knife.
2 Buy “L.A.” or Korean style or flanken style from a Korean grocer. These are 3 short ribs cut crosswise about 1/4 inch thick. The problem with buying these in a Korean grocery is that they can sometimes be very chewy because they are not choice or prime. However, they are a no brainer to prepare.
Cooks Illustrated Method :
1 Take an English cut section of short ribs and cut the outside thick, dense fat and silver off. Then cut the beef off of the bone. Slice this chunk of meat on a sharp diagonal to about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick to obtain about 4 pieces of meat. Pound these pieces of meat to 1/4 inch thick. I would then score them with the back of my knife to optimize the marinating process.
Beef Marinade :
1 Combine the marinade ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 hours. Cool. Place all of the marinade contents into a food processor and puree until smooth.
2 Pour the marinade over the meat (remember to score the meat by hitting it with the back of your knife) and rub into the meat. Refrigerate overnight.
3 Set up egg to grill over very high heat. Oil the grid. Place the meat on the hot grid.
4 Do not remove the marinade. Quickly sear the meat on both sides until somewhat charred on the outside, but pink on the inside (may have to flip repeatedly). If cooking the Haeundae Cut, you can cut the bone off before or after grilling (only the lucky get to nibble the bone). The Koreans usually use scissors to cut the meat off the bone when it is done and to cut into pieces. If using the Cooks Illustrated method, you might want to skewer the meat so it does not fall between the grid. In addition, it grills so quickly, it allows for quicker flipping.
To assemble :
1 Take a lettuce leaf (if too large, split in half) and smear on some Bean & Pepper smearing sauce. Then place some kimchi, then some rice, a piece of short rib and fold the lettuce leaf over like a mini Korean burrito.


Yield: Serves four.

Recipe Type
Appetizer, Beef, Main Dish

Cooking Tips
Rice: Sushi or medium grain sticky rice preferred (but not necessary) Kokuho Rose
is a good brand that is widely available. Prepare as recommended on the rice bag or
your rice cooker (I use the prewashed, sushi setting). 1 cup of raw rice.

Recipe Source
Author: Rebecca Paessun

Source: Sunshine State Fest '10, Eenie Meenie, 2010/03/13

Fidel

Can you share the recipe? An Army buddy of mine was married to a korean woman and she made the best bulgogi I ever had.

Been trying to replicate it off and on for years. Would love to try yours.

Clay Q

I actually SAW her cook those ribs with my own eyes. :blink: She mastered the flames. I was impressed...big time. She loves the heat.

Hoss

Beautiful meal Whacky!

Car Wash Mike

You are part Italian.

Mike

cookn biker

Here is mine. I got it from a Korean woman I worked with. We served it often. It's awesome!

Korean BBQ (Bulgogi or Khalbi)

11/2 pounds of meat (pork, flank, or 4 lbs. short ribs) Slice meat against the grain into 1/4 in. thickness.

1T sesame seeeds, toasted and pulverized
3 cloves garlic minced
1/4c light soy sauce
1t sugar
1T honey
1T asian sesame oiil
1t red chili flakes
1t grated fresh ginger
2 stalks of green onions, thinly chopped

Roudy

Man I love bulgogi, and my two teenage daughters like it even better than I. When I've traveled to Seoul the bulgogi was usually served with sesame leaves to wrap the meat in. I can get the sesame leaves at Super H Mart nearby. YUM :cheer:

Unknown

Using any sort of chile pepper or red pepper flakes seems odd to me in a bulgogi marinade?

Also, I noticed someone in the replies mentioned bulgogi/kalbi as if they are the same thing. While the biggest difference is the cut of meat, there is a difference even in the marinades. They use the same ingredients but in different ratios.

Bulgogi is sweeter than Kalbi.

I also noticed that the first recipe says "Asian pear". The authentic recipe actually uses "Korean pears". Yes, there is actually a huge difference. If Korean pears aren't in season, you can find a fruit drink in H-Mart that is made from pears (although you'll have to reduce the amount of sugar you use because i think the juice has more sugar than natural korean pear.

Lastly, if you can't get Korean Pear....we sometimes cheat with 7-up... The purpose of the Korean Pear or 7-up, is they act as tenderizers.

WhackMaster719

Fidel/All Here is the recipe I use. We used to live in Seol and this is the way our house keeper made it... Hope it is close to what you had:

1.5. Rib Eye (trimmed, sliced thin, then in strips)
4 Tbl Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 T Garlic
4 Tsp Asian Sesame Oil
4 Tsp Mirin
4 Tsp Water
1 Bunch of Scallions (chopped)

Combine everything but beef in a bowl. Pour marinade into large freezer bag, add beef and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally. It is very simple, but produces fantastic flavor. Sometimes we try to "overdue" recipes here in the U.S.

WhackMaster719

Molly, that looks good. I will have to try that one too!