Beef Bulgogi

Bulgogi is one of Korea’s most popular dishes and it’s now one of ours. It translates to “fire meat” which references its traditional cooking method using a grill over open flames, but can also describe its “oh, that has a kick” flavor. The minced fruit in the marinade gives the beef a juicy sweetness which contrasts with kimchi’s fermented tang and spice. The other heat in this dish comes from gochujang, a spicy Korean chili paste. The heat and sweetness of the shaved beef, tangy kimchi, crunchy cucumber, and mellow rice make this dish a delight to all your taste receptors.

Beef Bulgogi

Servings: 4
Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: 2 hours
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Ingredients

½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
5 green onions, 3 halved and chopped into 2” pieces, 2 thinly sliced for garnish
2 carrots, peeled into thin ribbons
1 lb shaved beef
5 tbsp soy sauce, divided
2 tbsp sesame oil
⅓ cup rice wine vinegar, plus 1 tbsp, divided
6 tbsp brown sugar, divided
8 cloves garlic, minced
½ Fuji apple (or ½ Asian pear), grated or minced
¾ cup short grain white rice
¼ cup gochujang
4 tablespoons lime juice
½ cucumber, julienned
1 cup kimchi, for serving
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine 4 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, minced garlic, grated apple, and ground black pepper. Whisk until combined and sugar is dissolved.

Add sliced onion, 3 chopped scallions, carrot ribbons, and sliced steak to the bowl. Mix until veggies and meat are well coated. Vacuum seal the meat and veggies and place into Suvie pan. (Here’s our DIY vacuum sealing guide). Fill the pan with enough water to cover the bag of meat and veggies and load into Suvie.

Add jasmine rice to a starch pan with 2 tsp salt. Load into Suvie. Enter My Cook settings and cook or schedule.

My Cook Settings

Protein: 130 °F for 60 minutes

Vegetable: 0 minutes

Starch: 15 minutes

During the cook, stir together gochujang, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp brown sugar, and lime juice.

Julienne the cucumber and mix with ⅓ cup rice vinegar.

Thinly slice 2 green onions.

When the cook is complete, remove the meat and veggies bag from the water. Pour contents into a fine-mesh strainer and press the meat and veggies with a wooden spoon to remove excess marinade. Divide the meat-veggie combo between two dry Suvie pans.

Broil for 5 minutes.

Divide the prepared gochujang sauce between the two pans and toss to coat.

Return the pans to Suvie and broil for 5-10 more minutes until steak is browned.

To assemble, divide the rice among four bowls. Place bulgogi beef, kimchi and sliced cucumber over rice. Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds. Enjoy!

Wine Pairing

The sweet and savory umami flavor of this meal make it a perfect match for light to medium bodied wines with a low amount of tannins. We recommend either a dry Rosé or a Pinot Noir.