Best Bulgoki - Korean Barbeque Beef
Description
This Korean-style grilled beef sirloin is marinated in a 12-ingredient spicy sauce with gochujang, dark soy, mirin, pear, ginger, and garlic.
Ingredients
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6 scallions, chopped
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1/2 cup coarsely grated pear
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3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
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3 tablespoons sesame oil
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1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
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1 tablespoon brown sugar, or more to taste
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4 cloves garlic, grated
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1 teaspoon lime juice
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1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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1 pound beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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3 tablespoons water
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2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chile paste)
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1 teaspoon brown sugar
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1 teaspoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
Directions
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Whisk scallions, pear, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, garlic, lime juice, ginger, black pepper, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add beef; coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
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Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
3
Transfer beef slices from marinade to preheated grill, reserving marinade; cook until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side. Place beef in a serving dish.
4
Place marinade in a saucepan with soy sauce, water, gochujang, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon mirin. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened to sauce consistency, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour sauce over beef.