Korean Grilled Pork Neck (Salt-Seasoned Fatty Neck Cut BBQ)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 29 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 6
About this dish
Dwaeji-moksal-gui is Korean salt-grilled pork neck sliced one centimeter thick and seasoned with nothing more than coarse salt and black pepper before being laid on a blazing grill.
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The neck cut is laced with fine intramuscular fat that renders quickly over high heat, basting the meat from within and producing a rich, clean pork flavor that needs no marinade to taste complete. Cuts with roughly a seven-to-three fat-to-lean ratio give the best results, where fat and juice remain in balance through the cooking. Each side must sear for under two minutes over maximum heat to build a dark, caramelized crust while the center stays moist. Flipping repeatedly drops the surface temperature and produces a gray, steamed result rather than the charred exterior that defines the dish. The standard way to eat moksal-gui is in a ssam: a leaf of lettuce loaded with a roasted garlic clove, a smear of ssamjang, and a slice of the grilled meat, folded and eaten in a single bite.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Spread 450 g pork neck in 1 cm slices and pat both sides very dry with paper towels.
Season evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 0.5 teaspoon black pepper so the surface can sear instead of steaming.
- 2Control
Leave the seasoned pork in a single layer at room temperature for 10 minutes.
This brief tempering reduces the chill, helping the center cook before the outside overbrowns or tightens too quickly.
- 3Control
Heat the pan over high heat for at least 2 minutes, stopping just before it begins to smoke heavily.
The pork should make a loud sizzle the moment it touches the surface.
- 4Control
Lay the pork in one layer and sear over high heat for 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
Do not move it until the edges brown and beads of juice appear on top.
- 5Heat
Flip the pork only once and sear the second side for another 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
Add 25 g garlic at the pan edge and cook until the cut sides turn golden.
- 6Finish
Turn off the heat and drizzle 1 tablespoon sesame oil lightly over the pork for aroma.
Cut the meat into bite-size pieces, then serve with 80 g lettuce and the roasted garlic while hot.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Dwaeji Moksal Gui is a salt-seasoned pork neck BBQ with rich intramuscular fat.
- Finish cue
- Add 25 g garlic at the pan edge and cook until the cut sides turn golden.
- Avoid this
- Do not move it until the edges brown and beads of juice appear on top.
Cooking decision evidence
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