Korean Spicy Pork Bulgogi Grill
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
This Korean grilled pork dish is made by marinating pork shoulder in a spicy and sweet mixture.
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The marinade blends gochujang, soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, ginger juice, and sesame oil. Coating each piece individually and pressing the meat flat ensures the seasoning penetrates deeply during a thirty-minute resting period. Cooking requires a preheated grill or a heavy pan set over high heat to sear the meat quickly. Spreading the slices in a single layer prevents them from steaming. The sugars from the gochujang and sugar caramelize under high heat, creating a deep brown, flavorful crust on the pork surface. Because this coating can scorch easily, adjusting the stove to medium-high prevents burning. Serving the hot grilled pork wrapped in fresh lettuce sheets balances the smoky, seasoned meat with a crisp and hydrating vegetable texture.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Mix 2 tablespoons gochujang, 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, minced garlic, ginger juice, and sesame oil first.
Stir until the sugar dissolves and the marinade looks glossy and evenly red.
- 2Season
Add 400 g pork shoulder to the marinade and coat each piece separately.
Press the meat flat so no folded spots stay unseasoned, then marinate for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
- 3Control
Heat a grill or heavy pan over high heat until fully hot.
When the pork sizzles immediately on contact, spread the pieces in one layer so they sear instead of steaming.
- 4Heat
Leave the pork mostly undisturbed for the first 2 minutes to set the surface.
When the edges turn deep brown, flip the pieces and cook the second side the same way.
- 5Season
Because the sugar in the marinade can burn quickly, lower the heat to medium-high if the surface starts turning black and dry.
Remove the pork when it is cooked through but still glossy.
- 6Finish
Let the grilled pork rest briefly, then arrange or cut it into easy wrapping pieces.
Serve it hot with 4 lettuce leaves so the crisp greens balance the charred, spicy surface.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Jeyuk-gui features pork shoulder marinated in gochujang and grilled for a charred, savory crust.
- Finish cue
- Remove the pork when it is cooked through but still glossy.
- Avoid this
- Dissolve the 1 tablespoon of sugar completely in the marinade so sweetness coats the pork evenly and does not burn in one spot.
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45min, 8 ingredients
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32min, 8 ingredients
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