Korean Garlic Bossam with Sweet Garlic Sauce
Today, let's make make Garlic Bossam with a sweet garlic sauce. This is a flavor that only Koreans know, but you must try it too! The sweet and slightly spicy sauce goes perfectly with the tender pork.
Equipment
- 1 chopper (For mincing the garlic)
- 1 Knife and cutting board
- 1 Frying pan
- 1 Pot & Lid
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Tongs
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 garlic heads (to season meat and also for garlic sauce)
- 500 g thick pork belly (more fat much softer)
Seasoning for the meat
- 2 pinches salt
- 7 turns black pepper
- 1 tbsp soybean paste
- 1.5 tbsp minced garlic
Ingredients to boil together
- 2 onions
- 1 stalk spring onions
- 3 tbsp soju
- 3 tbsp water
- 7 turns black pepper
Garlic sauce
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 4 tbsp minced garlic
- 1.5 tbsp corn syrup (can be substituted with honey, but since corn syrup is twice as sweet, adjust sweetness accordingly)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp Korean vinegar (can be substituted with apple cider vinegar; since apple cider vinegar is less sour than Korean vinegar, 1.5 tbsp is recommended)
Side dishes
- 100 g lettuce (optional)
- 50 g kimchi (optional)
- 1 tbsp ssamjang
Garnish
- 2 pinches sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Peel the skin off 2 whole garlic cloves, cut off the ends, and grind them all up. This minced garlic will be used for the meat seasoning and garlic sauce.
- Prepare fatty pork belly, season with salt and pepper, then spread 1 tablespoon of soybean paste and 1.5 tablespoons of minced garlic on it. Let it marinate for about 15 minutes.
- Cut 2 onions in half, and chop the spring onions into large pieces (about 3-5 cm).
- In a pot, add the onions, spring onions, and meat, then grind 7 turns of black pepper over it. Add 3 tbsp of soju and 3 tbsp of water.
- Cover the pot and simmer on medium-low heat for 50 minutes. Since this is a dry cooking method, be sure to maintain medium-low heat to avoid burning, and do not open the lid as the steam will cook the meat.
- After 50 minutes, turn off the heat and let it rest with the lid on for 10 minutes. This helps the juices stay inside the meat, making it moist and tender.
- Slice the meat into 0.5 cm thick pieces.
Garlic Sauce
- Ingredients for garlic sauce: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 4 tbsp minced garlic, 1.5 tbsp corn syrup, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp vinegar
- Put all the garlic sauce ingredients in a frying pan and simmer on low heat for about 3-5 minutes.
- Pour the garlic sauce over the meat and sprinkle with sesame seeds to finish.
Korean Garlic Bossam 마늘 보쌈
- Jal meokgetseumnida! 잘 먹겠습니다!
- Place the meat and garlic sauce generously on the lettuce, add ssamjang, and rice, then wrap it up and enjoy your delicious wrap!
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