This Beef Bulgogi recipe makes a delicious one-bowl meal. It’s a super easy weeknight dinner. It features marinated, thin slices of tender beef cooked on a barbecue, griddle, or skillet and served over a bed of rice.
Easy Peasy Bulgogi Recipe
Start With a Flavorful Marinade
Marinating the meat infuses it with flavor. Mix the flavorful marinade ingredients together. This recipe uses grated pear, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, rice vinegar, and honey.
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Marinate the Meat to Infuse it With Flavor
Combine the sliced beef with the marinade in a resealable plastic bag and let stand for at least 30 minutes or as long as 24 hours (refrigerate if marinating for longer than 30 minutes). The longer you marinate the meat, the better. The marinade will infuse it with flavor. The marinade will also help to tenderize the meat.
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Sizzle the Meat on a Grill or Griddle
Cook the meat in a single layer, moving and turning frequently, just until it is cooked through and browned on the edges. This will take just about 30 seconds or so if the meat is thinly sliced. You can cook the meat in batches, transferring the slices to a plate as they are finished cooking.
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Serve Bulgogi Over Rice
Serve the cooked beef over a bowl of rice. Add vegetables like thinly sliced cucumber or kimchi, plus fresh cilantro. Offer a gochujang sauce for drizzling if you want added flavor and kick.
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Enjoy a Bulgogi Rice Bowl Bibimbap Style
If you add rice and vegetables, this beef bulgogi bowl recipe makes a complete meal, so there’s really no need to serve anything else. To turn it into a bibimbap-style rice bowl, add some cooked, marinated, and raw vegetables, top it with a fried egg, and offer gochujang sauce for drizzling.
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Add Cucumber Kimchi to Complete the Meal
Korean Cucumber Kimchi is a spicy, flavorful Asian condiment. Kimchi is ubiquitous on Korean tables, but makes a delicious addition to any rice bowl. This quick cucumber version can be ready to eat in just 30 minutes. It’s the easiest kimchi recipe I’ve made!
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