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Recipes
Korean-Style Bulgogi
4 servings
1 hour, 30 minutes total (Active 20 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb skirt steak
  • Plastic wrap
  • 1 Bosc pear
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 2-inch piece fresh ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • Large zip-top bag
  • 1 green onion
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint
  • 8 leaves butter lettuce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 4 teaspoons gochujang (Korean chili sauce)
  • Quick-Pickled Vegetables, for serving

Steps

    1. Wrap steak in plastic wrap and freeze 30–45 minutes until firm and almost frozen. Core and chop pear; chop yellow onion. Peel ginger and slice thinly. Place in bowl of food processor: pears, yellow onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, and pepper; pulse until smooth and creamy. Transfer marinade to bag.
    2. Remove steak from plastic wrap and cut across grain into ⅛-inch-thick slices. Add sliced steak to bag (wash hands); seal and massage gently to coat. Chill 30 minutes (or overnight) to marinate.
    3. Preheat grill (or grill pan) on medium-high. Remove steak from bag (discard marinade). Grill steak 2 minutes on each side or until 125°F (for medium rare; warm red center), 130°F (for medium; warm pink center), or up to 170°F (for well done). Slice green onion and mint thinly. Remove firm white parts of lettuce leaves.
    4. Arrange steak on plate; garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Arrange lettuce leaves on serving platter and top evenly with beef, gochujang, Quick-Pickled Vegetables, and mint. Serve.

The doneness temperatures for medium rare and medium stated above are traditional temperatures used for cooking steak, but are not recommended by the USDA. To maintain food safety, the USDA recommends an internal temperature of 145°F, as measured using a food thermometer, with a 3-minute rest time before carving.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 330, Total Fat 17g, Sat Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Chol 85mg, Sodium 450mg, Total Carb 20g, Fiber 3g, Total Sugar 13g, (Incl. 8g Added Sugars), Protein 25g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 35%, Potassium 8%