Korean Beef Bulgogi 🥩🔥

Description

Classic Korean bulgogi, thin sliced beef marinated in a glossy soy pear garlic blend, then seared fast for a sweet savory caramelized finish that tastes instantly restaurant worthy. 🍐

Hook ✨

If you want one of the most searched Korean mains that always wins, bulgogi is pure glossy umami and fast high heat cooking, minimal effort, maximum payoff. 🔥

Ingredients

• Beef
• 🥩 600 g ribeye or sirloin, very thin sliced (1.3 lb)
• 🧅 120 g onion, thin sliced (1 cup / 4.2 oz)
• 🧅 80 g scallions, cut into 4 cm pieces (1 cup / 2.8 oz)
• 🛢️ 15 ml neutral oil, for searing (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• Marinade
• 🥣 90 ml soy sauce (6 tbsp / 3 fl oz)
• 🍐 120 g Asian pear, grated (½ cup / 4.2 oz)
• 🍯 30 ml honey or sugar syrup (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍋 15 ml rice vinegar (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• 🧄 18 g garlic, minced (6 cloves / 0.6 oz)
• 🫚 6 g ginger, minced (2 tsp / 0.2 oz)
• 🟤 15 ml toasted sesame oil (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• 🌶️ 1 g black pepper (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• Finish
• ⚫ 8 g toasted sesame seeds (1 tbsp / 0.28 oz)
• 🥬 200 g lettuce leaves, optional (4 cups / 7 oz)
• 🍚 450 g cooked short grain rice, optional (3 cups / 1 lb)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Chill and separate the beef
2. If beef is not paper thin, freeze it 20 min, then slice as thin as possible and separate the slices so they marinate evenly. 🥩
3. 2️⃣ Mix the marinade
4. Whisk soy sauce, grated pear, honey, vinegar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and pepper until smooth and glossy. 🥣
5. 3️⃣ Marinate
6. Add beef and onion to the bowl, toss 30 sec until coated, then rest 30 min in the fridge for clean, deep flavor. ⏳
7. 4️⃣ Preheat the pan
8. Heat a large skillet or cast iron pan over high heat for 2 min until very hot. 🔥
9. 5️⃣ Sear fast in batches
10. Add 5 ml (1 tsp / 0.17 fl oz) oil, lay in a single layer of beef, sear 90 sec, flip, sear 60 sec, then move to a plate, repeat with remaining beef. 🛢️
11. 6️⃣ Reduce the glaze
12. Pour any leftover marinade into the pan and simmer 2 min until slightly thick and glossy. ✨
13. 7️⃣ Combine and finish
14. Return beef to the pan, add scallions, toss 30 sec, then sprinkle sesame seeds and turn off heat. ⚫
15. 8️⃣ Serve
16. Serve with rice, lettuce wraps, and extra pan glaze spooned over the top. 🍚

Total Time

⏱️ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 10 min
🛋️ Rest: 30 min
⏰ Total: 55 min

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