Korean Beef Bulgogi Recipe

This is the basic recipe used to make korean grilled or broiled beef, known as bulgogi. If you don't know what bulgogi is, you're in for a real treat. This most popular of korean dishes includes thinly sliced meat that has a smoky-sweet flavor when broiled or cooked on the grill. Bulgogi is even delicious stir-fried, and the tender beef can be used in anything from korean sushi rolls (kimbap) to stir-fried noodles (japchae, chapchae). Bulgogi is usually accompanied with lettuce wraps and spicy red pepper paste (kochujang) for wrapping and spicing up the meat. The sweet-and-salty marinade is an essential component of this traditional dish that helps to tenderize the meat and give it lots of flavors. This marinade makes enough for 1 pound of meat, but it stores well in the refrigerator, so triple it and try it on anything from chicken drumsticks to sliced steak.