South Korean bulgogi lettuce wraps

Super simple, tasty (and low carb!) bulgogi lettuce wraps consist of succulent, marinated meat (most commonly beef or pork) wrapped in a piece of leafy, green lettuce. Depending on which region of South Korea you’re visiting, the dish will vary slightly, but they’re always delicious.

Ingredients

• 500 g sirloin or rump steak, thinly sliced
• ¼ onion, sliced
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• ¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted
• 1 cup kimchi
• ¼ cup chilli sauce

For marinade

• ⅓ cup soy sauce
• ⅕ cup mirin
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, roasted
• pinch black pepper
• 1 nashi pear, grated
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cm piece, ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 green leaf lettuce, washed 

Instructions

Freeze beef for 15 minutes then thinly slice beef against the grain.

Whisk marinade ingredients together. Add beef and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Heat 1 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan. Cook beef and onion in batches for 2-4 minutes, turning regularly. Remove from heat and repeat with remaining beef.

Serve 2-3 beef pieces with 1 tbs cooked rice, sliced spring onions, toasted sesame seeds, kimchi and chilli sauce on a lettuce leaf.

Super simple, tasty (and low carb!) bulgogi lettuce wraps consist of succulent, marinated meat (most commonly beef or pork) wrapped in a piece of leafy, green lettuce. Depending on which region of South Korea you’re visiting, the dish will vary slightly, but they’re always delicious.