Korean Bulgogi beef/ pork

One of the best known Korean dish other than Kimchi. My sis-in-law is a Korean and naturally I can learn from her and her lovely mum. You don't have to be Korean to cook like one. 

 *In case you don’t have all the ingredients, you  can always substitute one ingredient  over  another. Beef over pork..... 

Ingredients:

-1 lb thinly sliced beef (top sirloin or any tender loin area)

- some sliced onions

- some sliced carrots

- chopped or sliced scallion

- lots of garlic

I'm teaching you the most simplest and easiest or rather the laziest way of cooking bulgogi. Heehee...Instead of preparing the bulgogi marinate sauce, you may purchase from any supermarket the ready-made bulgogi sauce. They come in two types: for beef and pork.

Any brand will do. Be aware that some may be hot and spicy. 

Alternatively, you may make Marinade as follows:

• 3 tbsp soy sauce (Kikoman)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp honey 
• 2  tbsp rice cooking wine [sake or leftover red wine is also ok]
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp chopped green onion
• Optional veggie ingredients – traditionally, Koreans just have the beef by itself but you can add some sliced onions, mushrooms (shitake, white, oyster), bell peppers and even sliced carrots as you cook the meat

So, let’s start with the meat.

- Marinate the sliced meat overnite with bulgogi sauce

- Add a little baking soda to the meat as tenderizer 

Methods:-

1. Pan fry those raw garlic with 2 tbsp cooking oil on a wok till fragrant at medium heat

2. Add in the rest:- carrots, onions, scallions

3. Pour quarter cup water if getting too dry; by doing so helps to cook veg faster

4. When veg almost done, stir in the         marinated meat

5. Again add a quarter cup of water if too dry
* you may need to add a little more bulgogi sauce if too much water added

6. Taste to see if additional sugar or salt or even black pepper ( if prefer spicy) needed - amt add will depends on individual taste bud.

7. Lastly, sprinkle generous amount of sesame oil over  

8. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced spring onions