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Jeyuk Bokkeum (Spicy Pork Bulgogi)

Spicy Korean pork bulgogi marinated in a gochujang based mostly sauce with plenty of contemporary garlic and ginger! Nice as a straightforward stir-fry dinner or for outside grilling.

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Jeyuk bokkeum (제육볶음), aka dweji bulgogi (돼지불고기), is a spicy marinated pork. It’s one other extremely common Korean BBQ dish. Jeyuk means pork, and bokkeum means stir-fry. It’s my son’s absolute favourite! He loves fatty pork and spicy meals, which makes this dish excellent for him. Nice on your outside grilling or a straightforward stir-fry dinner!

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    The best way to make spicy pork bulgogi

    The meat 

    Though any reduce of pork can be utilized for this dish, pork shoulder or butt with some fats works greatest. I generally add sliced pork stomach to accentuate the pork taste. You could find pre-sliced pork bulgogi meat at Korean markets. If reducing the meat at residence, partially freeze it for about an hour earlier than slicing.

    The marinade

    In contrast to its beef counterpart, which is historically marinated in a soy sauce based mostly sauce, pork is extra generally marinated in a spicy gochujang based mostly sauce with plenty of contemporary garlic and ginger. The spicy marinade works rather well with fatty pork. It’s spicy however not overly spicy. And you may all the time alter the warmth degree to your style. Jeyuk bokkeum is normally made with a mix of gochujang and gochugaru. You possibly can omit gochugaru should you prefer it much less spicy or add extra to make it spicier.

    A lot of contemporary garlic and ginger are essential to this recipe! They assist scale back porky odor and add subsequent degree flavors to the dish.

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    I additionally use grated apple so as to add an acidic candy taste to the marinade. The apple works rather well with the pork. Korean plum syrup (maesil cheong) can also be good if out there. Use 2 tablespoons for this recipe as a substitute of grated apple. In both case, it’s good to have, however could be omitted.

    The thinly sliced meat doesn’t take lengthy to marinate.  All you want is about half-hour.

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    Cooking 

    The pork could be both grilled over open fireplace or pan-fried. In Korean houses, it’s normally pan fried, therefore the identify jeyuk bokkeum (stir-fried pork). Preheat the pan, add the meat, fry in a skillet over medium excessive warmth till the liquid is nearly gone and the meat is barely caramelized.

    You can too stir-fry it with extra greens, resembling chili peppers, bell peppers, mushrooms, and so forth.

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    The best way to serve spicy pork BBQ

    You possibly can actually take pleasure in this dish merely with a bowl of rice and different facet dishes. However, it’s so scrumptious wrapped in some leafy greens resembling purple or inexperienced leaf lettuce and/or perilla leaves (kkaennip, 깻잎)  together with ssamjang (쌈장). Crown daisy (ssukgat, 쑥갓) is a good vegetable so as to add to your wraps, if out there.

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    Watch the way to make it

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    Jeyuk Bokkeum (or Spicy Pork Bulgogi)

    Major Course

    Prep Time: 10 minutes

    Cook dinner Time: 10 minutes

    Marinating time: 1 hour

    Complete Time: 15 minutes

    Servings: 4