Korean Style Beef (bulgogi)

No more need for take outs. Follow this simple tutorial and you can make your own bulgogi taste from home!

• Sliced beef (frozen rib slices are used here, but any suitable fresh steak will just as well if not better)
• Onion (yellow onion is preferred since its not too strong)
• garlic
• ginger
• chili pepper
• soysauce
• cooking wine

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• coriander seed
• black pepper
• crushed star anise seed
• roasted sesame oil

• Chop onion into large chunks
• Finely dice garlic and ginger
• chop chili pepper

• Place ginger and garlic in mortar and grind out the juices
• mix with soysauce, cooking wine, sugar, and vinegar (relative amount descending in order listed)
• In a hot pan, pour in some roasted sesame oil
• roast star anise seed, coriander seed, and black pepper until it is fully aromatic
• mix the oil and spices into the sauce

• Add 3 teaspoon marinate to the meat and marinate for 5 minutes
• In a hot pan, add 1 tablespoon oil
• once hot, throw in meat and stir loose quickly. Cook until mostly done.
• Take meat out from the pan.

• In the same pan as before, add chopped onion and chopped chili pepper. Saute thoroughly.
• Add meat back to the pan, mix and cook until the juices dry off.
• Garnish with some finely diced scallion
• Transfer to serving plate, sprinkle with roasted sesame oil.
• Serve and enjoy!