Korean Style Grilled Beef ~ Not Bulgogi

thirdeye · Aug 1, 2010

I have a favorite bulgogi style marinade, and it seems that every time I post about it, I'm doing some big short ribs, a rack of lamb or a slab of beef. Then I get reminded that the true bulgogi is thinly sliced beef. Heck, even Yung, my buddies wife scolds me for not being traditional....Okay once again I find myself on the thick side, so this time I'm just going to call it Korean style and leave it at that.

Philly-QueMaster · Aug 1, 2010

Looks awesome. We have some Korean friends who made us some korean BBQ and it was amazing. Mind sharing your marinade recipe?

thirdeye · Aug 1, 2010

I’m not a big Teriyaki fan and the amounts of onion, garlic, ginger and red pepper keep this marinade out of that neighborhood…. I prefer the 1/3 cup of soy sauce, and when you sample the finished marinade add more water if it seems too strong for you. Depending on how strong my garlic is, I may go heavier than the 1T.

Marinade times are from a few hours for thin beef and up to 24 to 30 hours for thick (3/4” – 1”) strips. For 1/2” thick beef I go at least overnight. Good on lamb and chicken too.

Korean Bulgogi Marinade –

1/3 to 1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice wine (or dry sherry)
1/4 cup water
4 Tbsp finely chopped green onion
1 Tbsp finely minced garlic (at least)
1 - 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger (or ginger paste, or cracked ginger)
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1 Tbsp sugar
1 teaspoon dark (Asian) sesame seed oil
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 Tbsp toasted, crushed sesame seeds (we have these in a jar or you can fresh toast them)

keale · Aug 2, 2010

That sir, looks amazing! Korean BBQ! We have those restaurants all over the place here... good stuff... where's the sticky white rice?

SmokeJumper · Aug 2, 2010

Awesome looking Korean-style beef. I'll be trying your recipe with the thick beef cuts.

Garyclaw · Aug 2, 2010

Man that looks good Thirdeye! Got me hungry for beef tonight!

Johnny_Crunch · Aug 2, 2010

looks awesome, thanks for the recipe!

Big George's BBQ · Aug 2, 2010

That looks awesome Will have to try this Thanks Is this also on your site Wayne

thirdeye · Aug 2, 2010

No, but it's on the list to be added.

Although it does disguise the flavor, it's a good marinade for grilled lamb if not everyone likes the natural lamb flavor. Especially suited for thin beef ribs, like chuck ribs....I also like it on short ribs, and these need to be marinated a couple of days and cooked slow enough to cook the ribs tender.

And keale, here's the sticky rice. :thumb:

Ross in Ventura · Aug 2, 2010

Great looking Short Rids Wayne, thanks for the recipe:clap2:

Ross
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thirdeye · Aug 2, 2010

Ross in Ventura said:
Great looking Short Rids Wayne, thanks for the recipe:clap2:

Ross

Ross, I got the base recipe from Dobie Dad, (who recommended it for short ribs) and over the years have tweaked it by reducing the soy sauce a hair, using rice wine and adding more garlic. I really need to try it on some thin strips of beef.

PORK RUBBER · Aug 2, 2010

I've used this recipe (or close to it ) a few times. I love it. Only thing is that if you marinated smaller pieces of beef for more than 30 or so hours it will break down the meat and fats and turn mealy. I used sirlion that time and a nice fatty "rib loin end tips, southern style" on a skewer and it was really fantastic. :-D

wlh3 · Aug 2, 2010

Great looking plate of beef Wayne. I love Korean style marinades on everything. My favorite is pork steaks.
Thanks for the recipe. Will be using this one soon:clap2:

chambersuac · Aug 2, 2010

BEEEEuuuutiful!

landarc · Aug 2, 2010

Nice job Thirdeye, it looks really good to me. That marinade is not so far from my teriyaki marinade.

NeoTrout · Aug 2, 2010

Looks good. Thanks for posting the recipe.

mbshop · Aug 2, 2010

what meat are you using in the first pic? for sure i'm gonna use yer recipe. thanks for that !

pomah25 · Aug 2, 2010

That looks awesome... thanks for the recipe too!

thirdeye · Aug 2, 2010

PORK RUBBER said:
I've used this recipe (or close to it ) a few times. I love it. Only thing is that if you marinated smaller pieces of beef for more than 30 or so hours it will break down the meat and fats and turn mealy. I used sirlion that time and a nice fatty "rib loin end tips, southern style" on a skewer and it was really fantastic. :-D

Right, the thinner the meat the less time..... thin strips of tender cuts might only take a few hours. Or thin strips of something like flank might need a little more time.

wlh3 said:
Great looking plate of beef Wayne. I love Korean style marinades on everything. My favorite is pork steaks.
Thanks for the recipe. Will be using this one soon:clap2:

Thanks for mentioning pork steaks, I've never thought of using those and they are a favorite around my house.

mbshop said:
what meat are you using in the first pic? for sure i'm gonna use yer recipe. thanks for that !

That is the meat from the small end of a beef tenderloin.

Boshizzle · Aug 2, 2010

Nice!

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