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Authentic and easy bulgogi recipe with sliced pork belly and Korean red chili paste. Bulgogi is great with steamed rice as a bulgogi bowl or wrapped with lettuce or Perilla leaves.
Bulgogi Recipe
Bulgogi is a Korean marinated meat dish with Korean red chili paste.
This easy bulgogi recipe calls for gochujang, gochugaru (Korean red chili pepper flakes), soy sauce, sugar, onion and scallions.
Learn how to how to make dwaeji bulgogi (aka jeyuk bokkeum) using pork belly (samgyupsal). You can also use pork shoulder, pork loin, beef or chicken for this authentic recipe.
What Is Bulgogi
Korean Bulgogi is a marinated meat dish made with thin slices of beef, usually rib eye. It is no doubt one of the most well-known Korean dishes outside of Korea.
When it’s made with pork, it’s called dwaeji (pork) bulgogi. Unlike its beef counterpart, which is traditionally marinated in a soy sauce based sauce, pork is typically marinated in a spicy gochujang sauce.
Gochujang is a fermented red chili pepper paste made primarily with gochugaru (Korean red chili pepper flakes), glutinous rice powder and fermented soybean powder.
It’s pungent, spicy, slightly sweet and salty. For an authentic Korean dish, there is simply no substitute for gochujang. Gochujang can be found in any Korean market or you can buy online!
The marinated pork can be either grilled or pan-fried. The best way to enjoy it is to wrap a bite-size piece in lettuce or a Perilla leaf and eat the whole wrap.
If you love fatty pork and spicy food, this is the perfect dish for you!
How To Make Bulgogi
It’s easy to make this recipe at home. It calls for very simple steps.
First, cut the sliced pork belly into bite-sized pieces. Next, combine all the sauce and marinade ingredients together.
Combine the pork, marinade sauce, onion and scallions together in a big bowl. Marinate the meat for at least an hour or best overnight.
To cook, just grill or cook on a skillet.
Frequently Asked Questions
I recommend Chungjungwon (청정원), Haechandeul (해찬들) and Sampio (샘표) gochujang.
It’s very easy, just place fresh steamed rice in a bowl and top the rice with bulgogi.
You may serve bulgogi bowl with banchan (Korean side dishes) such as kimchi, Seaweed Salad, Asian cucumber salad and Korean spicy tofu.
This recipe is 718 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with steamed rice and Korean side dishes. For a wholesome Korean meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Bulgogi
Ingredients
- 1 pound (500g) pork belly, or pork shoulder, thinly sliced
- 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 – 3 stalks scallion, roots removed, cut into 2 inch (5 cm) lengths
- 1 tablespoon oil
Bulgogi Marinade:
- 3 tablespoons Korean red chili pepper paste*, gochujang
- 1 tablespoon Korean red chili pepper flakes, gochugaru
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine, or mirin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Mix all the Bulgogi Marinade ingredients well.
- Cut the pork belly into bite-sized pieces, about 2 inches (5 cm) in length.
- Combine the meat, onion, and scallions with the marinade and mix well. Marinate for at least an hour, or preferably overnight.
- Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Cook the pork slices until they are cooked through and slightly caramelized, turning them over once.
- Dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I just made this for lunch today and it was absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe :)
I finally made the spicy pork bulgogi, family loved it. Will definitely be putting this recipe on my recipe list. Thanks so much for this recipe :).
Thanks Ingrid.
nice recipe. will try tonite for dinner
Hi
May I know for the spicy pork bulgogi , how long does it take to cook the meat on the frying pan .
Thanks
It will take a few minutes only.
If donโt have Korean red chiliโs and rice wine what to do and needs it ?
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