Korean Bulgogi

[Claire]

Yes, I love it! Is there a Korean cook anywhere in my area? Nope. I have to do it myself if I want Korean food, and I'm not that good at it.

[jennyema]

Originally Posted by auntdot

But IMHO the dish must be served with a fried egg on top.

Served with kimchee, there is nothing better.

I've never seen bulgogi served with egg on top.

Are you thinking of Bibimbap with egg and kimchi?

We eat a lot of bibimbap at home ....

[funnyrock]

Do you know this~?
Bulgogi with kimchi is Best of best!!

[Dove]

I never did learn to like Kim-chi..We ate in the village of Chinhae Korea once. I would have liked to go back up to Soul for a week end but just couldn't look forward to a 21/2 hour bus trip to Pusan to catch a coal burning train with all the windows open and ride for 12 hours to go 200 miles. Keep in mind this was in 1963-64.
And I never did see a green pepper while there. (2 years)

[funnyrock]

Dove, are you Korean?

[oppose]

when you say to get 1 lb sirloin steak for bulgogi do you cut it up when you put it into a ziploc bag or put it in whole? then do you make it in the oven, grill or on a pan? will i beable to pan fry it?

[candelbc]

I cut it up and then marinade.. Then I pan fry it..

That's just me...

[jennyema]

Originally Posted by oppose

when you say to get 1 lb sirloin steak for bulgogi do you cut it up when you put it into a ziploc bag or put it in whole? then do you make it in the oven, grill or on a pan? will i beable to pan fry it?

Bulgogi means "fire meat," so it's traditionally grilled. But you could sautee it too.

[Mirandgl]

The first time I had Bulgogi it was cooked over open fire. It also tasted as if there was some rice wine or sherry. I also have had a version that was similar but stir fried in a wok but I was told it was a Korean beef barbeque.

My first experience with Kim Chi was at a Tae Kwon Do banquet. My wife earned her black belt and her Master was a coach for the U.S. Olympic team. The banquet was after a national championship to select the U.S. team.

I was invited to sit with my wife and the many Masters who were part of the tournament. This seat of honor came with a price as all the high ranking belts informed me to remain at their table I was required to eat Kim Chi. I knew it was supposed to be hot but I was told it was not by a bunch of guys with ambiguous grins.

Well, they must have imported a pot of Kim Chi that had been buried for centuries just waiting to put me out of action. I took a small taste. My throat felt like it was closing, I broke into a sweat and my eyes began to tear up. I scrambled for any and all the ice water that was at the place settings anywhere near me. Master Kim, my wife’s master, stopped laughing at me just long enough to tell me to eat some white rice to sooth the heat.

I have since eaten Kim Chi but none ever as disabling as my first lethal bite.

[Dove]

LOL..
Ffunnyrock, I am Scotch and English. My husband was in the Navy at the time and was sent to Korea in 1963-65. This was his second time there. He was with the Marines as a Corpsman (medic) during the Korean war.
Dove