Hi everybody!
Today I'm going to show you how to make easy bulgogi.
If you know about Korean cooking probably you know about bulgogi.
Marinated beef, cooked.
You guys already know how to make bulgogi because I posted a recipe years ago.
But today's recipe is very very simple and easy.
I know you guys love the word "easy."
Easy something, easy something "Hm, what is easy?" (laughs)
But easy doesn't mean not delicious.
This is easy plus delicious.
That's why I'm sharing this recipe.
Shall we start?
By the way, today I'm making this marinated beef
and then I'm going to cook it on my patio.
I found out some really delicious way of cooking and I'm so excited to release this method.
So let's make marinade first.
We need 4 garlic cloves and 2 green onions.
Let's crush these guys.
And green onions.
Happy happy! (laughs)
I have something to tell you, probably you guys already noticed this?
This is my logo, my logo is here.
This is a gift from this company.
From Italy! It's made in Italy. I didn't know anything about this knife when I bought it.
I have been using it for a long time, you guys know that.
Several months ago a person from this company contacted me.
"Oh, Maangchi, thank you for using our knife!"
"We'd like to send you some more knives."
I don't need any more knives. So I actually refused: "Thank you, it's ok, I still have my knife."
"No problem, I don't need anything else."
And then they asked me again: "Oh, how about we can engrave your logo on this knife?"
Oh, wait a minute, my logo is here? Sounds cool, doesn't it?
So I told them: "Ok sure!" and then they sent me several knives
I don't think I will use them but large size, long size, and even including scissors! (laughs)
So now we are going to use soy sauce, sugar, and water.
So 2, 2, 3 remember. (laughs) 2, 2, 3!
2 tablespoons, soy sauce.
2 tablespoons soy sauce.
And 2 tablespoons sugar.
White or brown, any sugar.
Water, just plain water, 3 tablespoons.
1 tablespoon sesame oil.
Ground black pepper, a half teaspoon.
My usual bulgogi recipe is doesn't use much sugar, I use honey or I sometimes use rice syrup
onion and pear, I work so hard to make it delicious!
But this recipe I skip all of this and "Ok just use 2 tablespoons sugar."
Make my life so easy! (laughs)
So but, you guys don't want to use sugar? I know some of you are
very sensitive about using sugar.
So just use other stuff: honey, rice syrup, or anything sweet.
Some Korean food such as bulgogi, japchae, it's supposed to be sweet!
Sesame seeds, about 1 tablespoon.
This is toasted sesame seeds but I didn't grind. Just use my fingers.
Like this. (light grinding sound)
You don't have to grind so finely, just coarsely.
So this is nice marinade!
Mix well until the sugar is well well dissolved.
Ok!
Tenderloin! 1 pound filet mignon.
Very very good cut.
Tender. Tender part.
I just put this in the freezer around 1 and a half hours.
So that I can cut, slice very thinly.
Bulgogi should be cut thinly.
So that it all marinates, well together.
It looks like a huge amount, but it's only 1 pound.
Let's add to this marinade.
Ok, next!
Use your hand, just mix!
Put this in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, and then we are ready to cook!
Meanwhile, I can prepare rice, kimchi, we always eat with lettuce and ssamjang, these kinds of things.
We never eat bulgogi by itself.
Always serve with rice.
So rice and kimchi and I'm going to prepare
and meanwhile I will keep this in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
(melodic music)
I found out this method recently.
You can pan fry over the stove. Heated skillet, and then add this marinated beef
and then just cook and eat.
But this method is a new method for me.
This is a a grill that I bought in a Korean grocery store in the kitchenware section.
Sometimes they sell it, sometimes they don't sell it, you check it out, you know?
And this is a grill, and the grill has 2 handles.
Between them there is a little bit of a gap.
So you can add some fish or beef, marinated beef.
So I will just show you how to do it.
And...
After cooking, but this on a large platter.
It's really nice looking. And...
You should not burn the beef.
I mean, this burnt meat is not good for you health.
So you have to be really careful, and I'm going to cook over medium heat.
And constantly I use my tongs and I'm going to show you how to do it.
This is kind of quick cooking.
Let's go to my patio!
Let's cook! And this is my gas burner.
And I will set this to medium heat.
Smells really good!
Here is the flame, right? So you have to cook evenly.
I cooked one minute, and turn over.
Just lift this grill, like this.
So the heat is here.
So around the corner, cook this all evenly
Oh my God, smells so good!
Like this.
Wow nice!
Since I found this method, I'm making this way all the time, even fish.
Sometimes some seafood too.
And if you guys are vegetarian, use just mushrooms.
All assorted mushrooms, in the same marinade, just mix together
and then it will be so tasty.
A couple of times I turned it over and now it's time to use these tongs.
So inside, look at that.
Mmm my God this smells amazing.
And I'm going to turn over again.
Ok, nice! Oh my, look at this!
Let's see. If you see some dropped meat just take it and push it inside.
Now it's done.
It took only like 3 or 4 minutes.
Oh just one piece. (laughs)
Look at this, kind of messy.
But you can clean with a soapy scrubber and then clean it.
And easily you can clean it up.
I'm so happy. (laughs)
The special method of cooking this bulgogi is amazng amazing, so tasty!
Just I don't need many side dishes but at least I need lettuce.
Lettuce and protein plus vitamins, we need this.
That's kimchi.
And this is perilla leaves.
These days I'm so excited every morning, I pick up my perilla leaves.
When I have 60 leaves, I make these steamed perilla leaves.
Check out the recipe on my website.
And this is doenjangguk. Baechu-doenjangguk, I used napa cabbage.
chopped it up and I used this with doenjang and anchovy kelp stock.
All these recipes are on my website.
Mmm! Delicious bulgogi taste!
You know, sweet, soft, and juicy.
Rice, multigrain rice.
And bulgogi.
And ssamjang.
(crunching)
Mmm!
Really easy, isn't it?
Just easy marinade we make, but good quality beef.
Because it has to be very tender.
Let's make easy bulgogi!
Enjoy my recipe, see you next time!
Bye!