Bulgogi Wrapped in Lettuce

Ingredients for serving 2 people

  • Thinly sliced beef – 1.23lb (sirloin)
  • Lettuces -22 leaves
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1/2 a medium carrot
  • A dash of olive oil
  • Sesame oil – 1 tbsp

For marinade sauce (mix these in a bowl)

  • Soy sauce – 5 tbsp
  • Dark brown sugar – 2 ½ tbsp
  • Refined rice wine – 1 ½ tbsp
  • Grated onion – 2 tbsp
  • Grated pear – 4 tbsp
  • Minced garlic – 1 tbsp
  • Ginger powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Pepper – 3 sprinkles

Dipping sauce ; Sweet Ssamjang sauce (mix these well in a bowl)

  • Soybean paste (Doenjang) – 1 tbsp
  • Gochujang – 1/3 tbsp
  • Honey – 1 tbsp
  • Water – 2 tbsp
  • Minced garlic – 1 tsp
  • Minced green chili (not spicy) – 2 tsp
  • Sesame oil – 2 tsp
  • Parched sesame seed – 1/2 tsp

Prep:

  1. Rinse the beef in cold water a couple of times to get rid of the blood.
  2. Add the marinade sauce to the meat & leave it for 1 hour at room temperature.
  3. In 1 hour, add the sesame oil & stir it well.
  4. Rinse the leaves.
  5. Peel the cucumber & carrot’s skin off. Thin slice them (You can use a peeler to slice).


Cooking the Meat:

  1. Pre heat the wok for 10 seconds on a high heat. Add a dash of olive oil.
  2. Put the meat into the wok. Stir it until it cooks. (it takes less than 5 minutes)

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