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Bulgogi with Rice Cakes

This Korean recipe combines traditional bulgogi with chewy rice cakes
Prep Time 1 day 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 lbs Beef tenderloin, boneless ribeye steak, top sirloin, or strip steak. Thinly sliced
  • 1 Asian pear, Bosc pear, or any ripe pear   
  • 6 tbsp  soy sauce·    
  • 3 tbsp packed brown sugar    
  • 2 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine)   
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic·      
  • 1 tbsp Grated or minced fresh ginger    
  • 1/2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper·   
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil    
  • 6  thick green onions-sliced   
  • 2 tbsp canola or grape-seed oil    
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt  
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Sesame seeds toasted
  • Korean chile flakes
  • 4 mushrooms-sliced
  • 1 small carrot-thinly sliced
  • 1 shallot-thinly sliced
  • 1 cup rice cakes

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan and lid for rice
  • 1 saucepan for rice cakes
  • 1 Wok
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 Chef's knife
  • 1 strainer
  • 2 mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. For Marinade: Add the following ingredients to a mixing bowl
  2. Peel pear and mince, brown sugar, mirin, garlic, ginger, and black pepper. Stir to mix and slowly add the sesame oil.
  3. Thinly slice the steak and add to the mixing bowl. Cover and chill for at least thirty minutes, but I prefer overnight.
  4. When ready to cook, start the jasmine rice according to its instructions.
  5. Boil water in a separate saucepan and add a cup of rice cakes. They are done when they float. Remove and rinse in a strainer.
  6. The steak can be grilled in a grill pan or cooked in a wok.
  7. Heat two tablespoons of oil in the wok, and when hot, remove the steak from the marinade and add to the wok. Cook, stirring constantly, until cooked through. Remove and add to a clean bowl.
  8. Place the rice cakes in a small mixing bowl and add some of the steak marinade.
  9. Add two tablespoons of oil to the wok, and when hot, add the veggies and two or three pinches of salt. Stir constantly. Then add the rice cakes and stir for one minute.
  10. Add the steak, add the red chili flakes, and stir to mix, for one minute.
  11. Plate the Bulgogi and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Add rice to the plate and serve.