Plant-Forward
Korean Barbecue
This is a fun way to spend an evening with friends or just your significant other. Most of the work here is in the prep. From slicing and mixing to marinading. Of course, I use a Korean bbq grill pan (can be found on Amazon) but you can do the same on a flat top grill, an outside grill, or a cast ir
Ingredients
- Marinades:
- 1/4c brown sugar
- Pinch white pepper
- 4 tsp sesame oil
- 4 tbls mirin
- 3 tbs honey
- 1 Korean pear pureed (or any pear will do)
- 1/2c soy sauce
- 6 garlic cloves chopped
- 6 green onion thin sliced
- Marinade:
- 2 green onion thin sliced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbls gochujang
- 2 tbls honey
- 2 tbls soy sauce
- 1 tbl rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Dipping sauces:
- Samjang sauce
- 1/4c gochujang
- 2 tbls honey
- 1.5 tbls sesame oil
- 1 tbls sesame seed
- 1/2 donjong or soybean paste
- 2 green onion thin slice
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- Sesame garlic sauce:
- 3 garlic cloves grated
- 1 tbl Chili garlic sauce
- 1 tbl salt
- 1/4c sesame oil
- Protein:
- Beef Chicken Pork shoulder very thinly sliced.
- It’ll be easier to cut if the meat has been in the refrigerator for a bit.
- Tofu sliced thinly lengthwise Fish… Scallops, prawns, salmon (skin on to keep it together but it will easily flake off when it’s grilled).
Directions
- 1
Marinades:
- 2
Mix all the ingredients together then place your protein in the marinade and set aside in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- 3
Dipping sauces:
- 4
Mix all the ingredients together and set in the refrigerator until ready.
- 5
Vegetables:
- 6
Any vegetables that will go on the grill (eggplant, bok choy, peppers, zucchini, etc.)should be sliced.
- 7
Any vegetables that will be used as garnish (green onion, cucumber, tomato, etc.) should be sliced.
- 8
Typically you can use seaweed wraps or Boston lettuce to use as a wrap as you assemble.
- 9
This is where the fun starts… Get the grill nice and hot and place whatever ingredients you want on the grill.
- 10
It’ll all cook very quickly (including the protein if it’s cut thinly).
- 11
Just mix and match and enjoy your company and your dinner.
