Hi guys!
If you have Korean food before or if you love Korean food, you probably know or had at least once Korean Bulgogi.
Bulgogi is Korean sweet and savory meat- usually with beef but sometimes with pork too.
The main flavor is coming from soy sauce, garlic, fruity sweetness and sesame oil.
Bulgogi is something that everyone loves, so I always make bulgogi when I introduce Korean food for the first time.
Let’s start making bulgogi marinate & cut veggies!
Slice onion and chop garlic.
Cut green onions into halves in lengthwise then cut 3/4 from the bottom green onions (from the white to light green part) into 2-inch long pieces. Chopped the rest of the dark green part.
Combine soy sauce, mirin, sugar, plum extract, sesame oil and sesame seeds in a mixing bowl.
Korean plum extract is something you definitely want to invest your money for if you love authentic Korean cuisine.
It’s made with green plum, it has tangy, fruity sweetness that bring the flavor to the next level.
The best price will be finding from your Korean grocery store. I recommend this brand instead of the cheaper versions, because the other ones are nothing different but using sugar or corn syrup. This one is actually preserved in right way and has the slight carbonation that suppose to have.
In Korea, we use very thinly sliced ribeye for bulgogi most of the time. But you can also use beef chuck or skirt steak. Make sure to slice thinly as you can though- thiner is better for bulgogi!
Add beef, half of the onion, garlic, and long strip green onions.
Mix well with your hand and marinate for 30 minutes to over night in a refrigerator.
Heat a large skillet over high heat, add 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil and swirl to coat. Add marinated beef and cook until beef is fully cooked about 7 to 9 minutes. Stir occasionally.
When the beef is fully cooked and the onions are soften, remove from heat.
You can serve this bulgogi right away on a serving plate, but if you want to be a little bit fancy, go ahead and bring a small cast iron pan and heat over medium high heat. add 1/2 tbsp of remaining oil and the rest of the sliced onion.
Place bulgogi right on top of the onion.
Garnish with sesame seeds, sesame oil and the green onion that we chopped earlier.
Serve with warm cooked rice, kimchi and lettuce wrap if you desire!
Enjoy!
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp maesilaek, Korean green plum extract
- 1 tbsp sesame oil, plus more for garnish
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
- 1 lb thinly sliced beef, such as ribeye, chuck or skirt steak
- 1 large onion, sliced, divided in half
- 5 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 green onions, ¾ from the bottom - cut into halves in lengthwise then cut into 2-inch long pieces. Chopped the rest of the dark green part.
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- Combine soy sauce, mirin, sugar, plum extract, sesame oil and sesame seeds in a mixing bowl.
- Add beef, half of the onion, garlic, and long strip green onions. Mix well with your hand and marinate for 30 minutes to over night in a refrigerator.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat, add 1½ tbsp cooking oil and swirl to coat. Add marinated beef and cook until beef is fully cooked about 7 to 9 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat.
- You can serve this bulgogi right away on a serving plate, but if you want to be a little bit fancy, go ahead and bring a small cast iron pan and heat over medium high heat. add ½ tbsp of remaining oil and the rest of the sliced onion. Place bulgogi right on top of the onion and garnish with sesame seeds, sesame oil and the green onion that we chopped earlier.
- Serve with warm cooked rice, kimchi and lettuce wrap if you desire! Enjoy!
4 comments
This looks delicious, but I wanted to let you know right below the photo of the meat there is an embarrassing typo where it is supposed to say “beef chuck”.
Is there a substitute for the plum extract?
Hi, I am a new subscriber and was reading the recipe and notice you have a typo for chuck steak. I know you would want it fixed!
Love your videos and recipes!
This was our first time eating Bulgogi. It was so delicious! I followed the recipe to the letter, and I wouldn’t change a thing. I used a gorgeous sirloin steak, because it was on sale at work. Thank you!