Korean Spicy Pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
Do you love pork? Do you enjoy spicy food? This recipe is for you! Tender pork marinated in an incredible sweet, savory, and spicy sauce, all prepared in less than 30 minutes!
Yield: 2
Calories: 725kcal
Equipment
- Cast iron skillet (to achieve a result closer to a BBQ)
Ingredients
- 500 g pork butt | pork shoulder or pork belly (Note 1)
- 1 onion, sliced
- 5 green onions, chopped
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- sesame seeds
- cooking oil
marinade:
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2.5 tbsp gochugaru | Korean red pepper flakes (Note 2)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp green plum jam or apricot jam (sweeter)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- a pinch of black pepper powder
Instructions
- Mix all marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
- Chop the pork into smaller pieces.
- Add the chopped pork, sliced onion, and green onions to the marinade. Massage the marinade into the pork until it’s evenly coated.
- Let it sit for at least 30 minutes to marinate.
- Heat a pan with some cooking oil over medium-high heat and cook the pork for 7-8 minutes, or until the pork is fully cooked.
- Drizzle with sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Serve with lettuce.
Notes
- Some parts of the pork are too lean, you may end up with a drier result. Use pork shoulder, pork butt or pork belly.
- Adjust the amount of gochugaru (Korean spicy red pepper flakes) to your taste. For mild spiciness, I would recommend using only 2 tbsp gochugaru and for stronger spiciness, use 3 to 4 tbsp gochugaru.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 2724mg | Potassium: 1339mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 3351IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 6mg
