Pork Belly Bulgogi - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    500 g pork belly, thinly sliced, around 1/8 inch
    2 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
    1 tablespoon korean chili paste (gochunjang)
    1 tablespoon korean soybean paste (sunjang ssamjang)
    1 green onion, chopped
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    2 tablespoons sesame oil
    ground black pepper, to taste
    sugar, to taste
    2 tablespoons rice wine or 2 tablespoons dry sherry
    Accompaniments
    lettuce leaf
    shiso leaf
    sliced garlic
Preparation
    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.

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