Seoul Bulgogi Pot

Ingredients

• Thinly Sliced Beef - 400 grams (use Shabu Shabu cuts)
• Korean Potato Starch Noodles - a small handful (optional) (Dangmyeon)
• Oyster mushrooms - a handful
• Enoki mushrooms - 1/2 a package (or small handful)
• Onion - 1 whole
• Water - 1/2 cup (add in when you cook the stew)
• Korean pear - 1 whole (should make ~1 cup of pear juice)
• Soy Sauce - 1/3 cup
• Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
• Minced garlic - 1 Tablespoon
• Honey - 1 Tablespoon
• Soy Sauce - 1 Tablespoon
• Sesame oil - 1 Tablespoon
• Spring onion - small stalk (size of your forearm)
• Sesame seeds - few shakes

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Ingredient Prep ---

2. 2

   Fill a small bowl with cold water. Place the potato starch noodles in and let them soak for 15-20 minutes.

3. 3

   Cut the stems off the oyster mushroom and enoki mushroom. Use your fingers to split the oyster mushrooms apart from each other.

4. 4

   Cut the spring onion into thin slices.

5. 5

   Then cut the onion in half and then into thin slices.

6. 6

   --- Marinade Beef Slices ---

7. 7

   Peel the Korean Pear and cut into smaller pieces. Then grate each piece into a mixing bowl. Use a strainer to catch the chunks and squeeze out any remaining juice into the bowl. You will need exactly 1 cup. (If you come up short, feel free to add in a little bit of store-bought pear juice).

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   Next, add-in Soy Sauce (1/3 cup), Sugar (1 Tablespoon), Minced Garlic (1 Tablespoon) and Honey (1 Tablespoon).

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   Next, add in the sliced onions into the marinade.

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    Finally, add the sliced beef into the marinad. De-tangle each meat piece as you add it in. Let it soak for 30 minutes.

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    --- Cook the Stew ---

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    Place a large frying pan on a medium-high heat. (Don't add in any oil.) When its hot, use a pair of tongs to grab the soaking meat pieces and place directly into the frying pan. Add in the onion pieces as well. (Note: Do not dump-in the leftover marinade into the frying pan. There's enough marinade already soaked into the meat)

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    Next, the most important step: Add in water (1/2 cup) to dilute the marinade.

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    Once the pan starts to boil, move the meat to one side. Then grab the potato starch noodles out of the water and place into the pan. Add-in the enoki and oyster mushrooms. Then place a lid on and let it simmer for 2 minutes.

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    After 2 minutes, give the broth a taste. It may taste slightly bland: Add in Soy Sauce (1 Tablespoon), Sesame Oil (1 Tablespoon), and the spring onion slice.

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    Turn heat off. Garnish with a few shakes of sesame seeds.

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    Bon Appetit! Eat with a bowl of hot rice.