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Korean: Pulgogi (Fired Beef)

Source of Recipe


Adapted from "Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen"






List of Ingredients



• 2 lbs. lean beef sirloin
  
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• -- For the Marinade --
  
• 1/2 cup rice wine or vermouth
  
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
  
• 1/4 cup fresh-sqeezed orange juice
  
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  
• 4 walnut halves
  
• 3 Tbsp malt syrup or corn syrup
  
• 1 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  
• 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
  
• 1/4 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
  
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• -- For the Garnish --
  
• Hot steamed rice
  
• Lettuce leaves
  
• 2 tsp hot pepper flakes
  






Instructions



1. Slice the beef across the grain into strips 1/8-inch thick.
   
   
2. Combine the rice wine, soy sauce, orange juice, green onions, garlic, walnuts, malt or corn syrup, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and pepper in a bowl; mix well with a spoon. Add the beef and toss to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate the beef in the marinade for at least 1 hour.
   
   
3. Grill the beef over hot coals or on a gas grill for about 5 minutes on each side.
   
   
4. Using scissors, snip the beef strips into bite-size pieces.
   
   
5. Serve the beef with the rice, lettuce leaves and hot pepper flakes. Each person wraps bite-sized pieces of grilled beef in the lettuce leaves, seasoning to taste with pepper flakes.
   
   Serves 4 to 6