Quick Ttukbaegi Beef Bulgogi. No Marinating Required!
Let’s make Quick Ttukbaegi Bulgogi, a bulgogi recipe that doesn’t require marinating for a long time. This is actually a common way busy Koreans enjoy bulgogi at restaurants or at home. It has a light, savory broth that makes it perfect for mixing with rice—just like a comforting bulgogi stew.
Equipment
- 1 ttukbaegi (Korean clay pot, eartenware pot) (a normal pot will work as well but should be narrow like ttukbaegi)
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Cutting board & knife
- 1 Spoon
- 1 vegetable slicer (easy to cut vegetables)
Ingredients
- 400 g thinly sliced beef bulgogi cut, Detailed information can be found in the blog post above.
- 1/2 onion
- 1/3 carrot
- 3 shiitake mushrooms
- 1/2 stalk green onion
- 1 handful glass noodles (soaked for 1 hour, optional ingredients)
- 300 ml water
- 1 pinch sesame seeds (optional)
Bulgogi Marinade
- 5 tbsp soy sauce (jin ganjang)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp plum syrup (you can use sugar instead, but 0.5tbsp sugar)
- 2 tbsp matsul or mirin (cooking wine, wine, other alcohol will work)
- 1 tbsp Korean beef dasida (Beef stock can be substituted. Other alternative ingredients can be found in the blog post above.
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
Instructions
- Soak the glass noodles in water for 1 hour before cooking.
- Prepare the Bulgogi marinade by mixing soy sauce (5 tbsp), sugar (2 tbsp), plum extract (1 tbsp), cooking wine (2 tbsp), beef stock powder (1 tbsp), sesame oil (1 tbsp), and minced garlic (1 tbsp) in a bowl.
- Coat the beef evenly with the marinade and let it sit.
- Julienne ½ onion.
- Julienne ⅓ carrot (a vegetable slicer makes this easier and faster).
- Slice 3 shiitake mushrooms into 0.2cm thick pieces.
- Cut ½ green onion into large 3cm pieces. Finely chop a small handful (10g) of the green part for garnish.
- In a clay pot (ttukbaegi), add the marinated beef, vegetables, and soaked glass noodles. Pour in 300ml of water.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped green onion and a pinch of sesame seeds (optional).
Quick Ttukbaegi Bulgogi 뚝배기 불고기
- You can enjoy the beef and glass noodles as a side dish, or for an even better experience, scoop up some rice with the bulgogi broth! If you have lettuce, make a wrap. The best ways to enjoy earthenware pot bulgogi are detailed in the blog post above.
- Jal meokgetseumnida! 잘 먹겠습니다!
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