Pork Belly Bulgogi Recipes

BULGOGI

Steps:

• Mix all Bulgogi Marinade ingredients well.
• Cut the pork belly into bite size pieces, about 2 inch length.
• Combine the meat, onion and scallions with the marinade and mix well. Marinate for at least an hour, or best overnight.
• Heat a grill pan or a skillet over medium high heat and add the oil. Cook the pork slices until cooked through and slightly caramelized, turning over once.
• Dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.

KOREAN BULGOGI PORK

Steps:

• Prepare the pork tenderloin by cutting it into very thin slices. Place the meat in a ziploc bag. Set aside.
• In a bowl add the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, chili flakes, pear, sesame oil and brown sugar. Whisk everything together well. Pour the marinade over the pork, close the ziploc bag and shake it around a bit to make sure that the all the pork meat is covered in the marinade. Let it marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
• Add 1 tbsp of the vegetable oil to a large skillet and heat it over medium high heat. Add half of the meat to the skillet and arrange it so that it's in a single layer. Cook it for about 3 minutes without touching the meat, or until the meat starts to brown, almost char, then turn it and cook for another 3 minutes until it's browned on both sides. Remove from skillet to a bowl and set aside.
• Add the remaining tbsp of vegetable oil and remaining meat along with remaining marinade. Repeat cooking the same as above.
• Serve over cooked rice or noodles and garnish with chopped green onions.

SPICY PORK BELLY BULGOGI

Steps:

• Grate onion and asian pear with box grater. (Alternately, you can whizz onion, asian pear, garlic, and ginger in food processor until pureed.)
• Add grated onion and asian pear to large bowl. Add remaining marinade ingredients. Mix thoroughly with spoon.
• Add pork belly and mix with hands until thoroughly coated. Set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes. Or, marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Position oven rack 3-4 inches from the heat element. Preheat oven to BROIL for at least 10 minutes. Line a sheet pan with foil for easier clean up. Add pork belly strips to sheet pan, making sure not to crowd the pan. Broil until crispy looking and browned, about 5-8 minutes for each side. Keep broiling until pork belly is cooked through with charred bits and crispy edges. You'll have to watch the pork carefully so that it doesn't burn too much. Also, rotate the pieces with tongs so they receive equal heat from the broiler.
• Cut into bite-sized strips and transfer to serving platter. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired. Serve immediately with rice, lettuce wraps, and ssamjang.

SPICY PORK BULGOGI

Steps:

• Thinly sliced pieces from the neck, shoulder or hind leg (ham area) are used for pork bulgogi. The cut I bought from my local market is from the neck (collar butt) and it's called moksal (목살) in Korean.
• Make the marinade by mixing all of the ingredients above.
• Mix the pork slices and the sauce together and marinate for at least 15 min. or more the better. You can marinate pork bulgogi in the fridge for up to a day.
• The best way to cook pork bulgogi is to BBQ it over a grill. But it's not easy to just directly cook them over the conventional American BBQ grill because the pieces can fall through. Koreans usually use a grill that have smaller openings.
• If using a standard American style grill, you can put a piece of tin foil and poke holes into it with a fork so some direct heat can come through.

JEYUK BOKKEUM (OR SPICY PORK BULGOGI)

Steps:

• Thinly slice the meat, if not pre-sliced.
• Mix all marinade ingredients well in a large bowl. Add the meat and toss everything well to evenly coat the meat with the marinade. Add the onion and scallions and toss again. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
• Grill or pan fry in a skillet (in 2 batches) over medium high heat until slightly caramelized. Adjust the heat as necessary.

PORK BULGOGI - A NON SPICY RECIPE

Steps:

• Add soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, cooking wine, minced garlic, black pepper and spring onion together in a mixing bowl. Add pork slices and onions into marinade. Thoroughly coat them. Then set aside in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Place large frying pan on medium heat. Pour some cooking oil in. Once frying pan is hot, place meat in. Try to spread out the slices on the pan. Cook on medium heat until almost all of the liquid has evaporated. Then raise stove to a high heat. Get a slight char on meat and turn off heat. Garnish with sesame seeds.

PORK BULGOGI (SPICY KOREAN PORK)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, gochujang, gochugaru, rice syrup, mirin, sesame oil, and black pepper. Whisk until everything is dissolved and fully combined.
• In a food processor, add the whisked liquid marinade ingredients from the bowl and the pear, garlic, and ginger.
• Pulse the food processor 10-15 times or until all the ingredients turn into a liquid. Taste test the marinade and adjust if necessary. NOTE: This recipe is a mild spice level you can adjust it after tasting. To add more spice, add more gochugaru and/or gochujang. To add more sweetness, add more rice syrup. To add more saltiness, add more soy sauce.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the pork slices, yellow onion, and green onion. Pour the marinade over and use your hands (or tongs) to completely coat every piece of meat.
• Transfer the marinated meat into an airtight container and fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight. Remove the meat from the fridge and place onto the counter to get to room temperature at least 20 minutes before cooking.
• In a cast iron over medium heat, add the vegetable oil. Add the meat and continue to stir and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until the meat becomes firm and measures to 145 °F.
• In my 12" cast iron skillet, I only cooked ⅔ lb of meat at a time so it wasn't too crowded, allowing the meat to brown a bit towards the end. You may have to scrape down or clean the pan of burned bits before cooking each following batch.
• Remove from the pan and serve immediately.

PORK BELLY BULGOGI

Steps:

• Mix together all of the ingredients except the pork, in a medium sized bowl. I use less soy sauce and a bit more of the wine instead.
• Add the pork and mix thoroughly, coating all sides. I found this easiest to do with my hands,.
• The original recipe did not specify, but I let it marinate for an hour at room temperature. If you want to let it marinate longer, refrigerate it.
• Preheat oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C).
• Line a baking pan with aluminum foil. I also lightly greased the foil.
• Distribute the pork pieces on the baking pan (I found that half the recipe fit perfectly on my jelly roll pan).
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the meat is cooked and has started to brown.
• Remove from the oven.
• Finish off by browning for 3 to 5 minutes under the broiler or in a large skillet.
• Note1: the recipe did not specify the amount of sugar and I added about a tsp of brown sugar to half the quantity of pork, as that is what I had at hand.
• Note2: I served with leaf lettuce, although I think Boston lettuce leaves work better. I also served with a little sambal oelek on the side, as well as some Korean rice.

SPICY PORK BULGOGI RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Marinate the meat in the sauce for at least 30 minutes.
• In a well-heated wok or skillet cook the marinated meat over medium-high heat until the meat is about 70% cooked (about 7 to 10 mins). Add the onion and cook further until the meat is completely cooked. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds. Serve the meat with steamed rice, fresh lettuce, and Korean spicy dipping sauce.