Beef Bulgogi

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Korean Beef Bulgogi

Bulgogi is a Korean dish that usually consists of grilled marinated beef.

 
 It is listed at number 23 on the World's 50 most delicious foods readers' poll compiled by CNN Go in 2011.


Bulgogi is made from thin slices of sirloin or other prime cuts of beef.

 
 Before cooking, the meat is marinated to enhance its flavour and tenderness with a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, pepper and other ingredients such as scallions, ginger, onions or mushrooms, especially white button mushrooms or matsutake.

 
 
 Pureed pears and onions are often used as tenderizers. Sometimes, cellophane noodles are added to the dish, which varies by the region and specific recipe.

 
Bulgogi is traditionally grilled, but pan-cooking has become popular as well. Whole cloves of garlic, sliced onions and chopped green peppers are often grilled or fried with the meat.

 
 This dish is sometimes served with a side of lettuce or other leafy vegetable, which is used to wrap a slice of cooked meat, often along with a dab of ssamjang, or other side dishes, and then eaten together.


Bulgogi is served in barbecue restaurants in Korea, and there are bulgogi flavoured fast-food hamburgers sold at many South Korean fast-food restaurants.

 
 The hamburger patty is marinated in bulgogi sauce and served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and sometimes cheese.

 
 It is similar to a teriyaki burger in flavour.