Sweet and Spicy Korean BBQ

Votes: 1

Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 526, total fat 25 G., saturated fats 6 G., proteins 25 G., carbohydrates 52 G., fiber 3 G., cholesterol 64 mg, sodium 5927 mg, sugar 42 G.

If you don't have an outdoor grill, an electric grill or even a grill pan will do the trick. Marinate thin slices of beef tenderloin in a spicy soy sauce, grill with green onions, and serve on lettuce leaves with pickled and fresh vegetables. Dip in hot sauce or sesame soy sauce and enjoy the vibrant flavors of Korean barbecue.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Beef and marinade

1 pound beef tenderloin, trimmed and frozen for 4 hours
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon red chili flakes
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 red apple, cored and cut into 4 pieces
2.5 cm ginger root, peeled and grated
Half a Vidalia onion, cut into pieces
1 bunch of green onions

Lettuce wraps

8-12 leaves of Bibb lettuce
Grated carrots
Bean sprouts
Thinly sliced radish
Kimchi or thinly sliced spicy pickles
Sriracha sauce, for serving

Soy sauce with sesame seeds

0.5 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp. l. rice vinegar
2 tsp. dark sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Beef and marinade:

Using a sharp knife, slice the frozen tenderloin as thinly as possible; try to keep the slices no more than 0.5 cm thick.
In a food processor, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, vegetable oil, chili pepper, garlic, apples, ginger, onion, and a few grinds of black pepper. Cut 4 green onions into quarters and add to the food processor. Blend until smooth.

Pour the spicy soy sauce into a large zip-lock plastic bag. Add the chopped beef and squeeze out as much air as possible. Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
Preheat a grill, grill pan, or electric grill to medium-high heat. Remove the beef slices from the bag, shaking off any excess marinade. Slice the remaining green onions into 10cm pieces.
When ready to grill, place the green onions on the grill, add the beef slices, and grill for 1 minute per side, until grill marks appear. Transfer to a platter.
Place some meat, carrots, sprouts, radishes, kimchi, and fried green onions on a lettuce leaf. Serve the wraps with hot sauce and sesame-soy sauce.

Soy sauce with sesame seeds:
In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and sesame seeds.