Samgyeopsal (Grilled Pork Belly) - East Asian Recipe

Samgyeopsal (Grilled Pork Belly)

🌍 East Asian, Korea Difficulty: ●●●○○

Korean ssam (wrap culture) is one of the oldest forms of intuitive portion control and flavor layering in East Asian cuisine.

Ingredients

• 600g thick-sliced pork belly
• sesame oil
• salt
• black pepper. Accompaniments: fresh garlic slices
• green chili
• perilla leaves
• lettuce leaves
• gochujang
• ssamjang (gochujang + doenjang + sesame)
• rice. Banchan: kimchi
• pickled radish
• scallion salad

Method

1. Grilling — Grill pork belly on tabletop grill (or pan) over high heat.
2. Cutting — Cut into bite-sized pieces with scissors on the grill as it cooks.
3. Dipping — Dip finished pieces in sesame oil-salt mixture.
4. Wrapping — Wrap in lettuce or perilla leaf with garlic, chili, ssamjang, and rice.
5. Eatting — Eat the wrap in one bite.

Tags: thick-sliced pork belly, sesame oil, black pepper. accompaniments: fresh garlic slices, green chili, perilla leaves · Source: Brittani's Almanac