DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bulgogi
Also known as: 불고기
Korean thin-sliced beef in a pear, soy and sesame marinade.
About Bulgogi
Maangchi’s bulgogi represents the Korean beef-barbecue style, with thin tenderloin slices and a pear-based marinade. This profile selects her charcoal-grilled beef version, with Korean pear and brown sugar.
Soy sauce provides savouriness, while pear and sugar balance it with sweetness. Garlic, ginger, onion and toasted sesame oil shape the aromatic marinade, with carrot alongside the beef.
The thin beef pieces are served with lettuce, ssamjang and garlic for individual wraps. Kimchi is the author’s example of a separate banchan accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy, Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bulgogi
Maangchi’s charcoal-grilled beef tenderloin bulgogi.
- Beef tenderloinProtein
- Crushed Korean pearBase
- Onion puréeAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Minced gingerAromatic
- Chopped green onionAromatic
- Soy sauceSeasoning
- Brown sugarSweetener
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Toasted sesame oilSeasoning
- Carrot slicesBase
- LettuceAccompaniment · Serving wraps
- SsamjangAccompaniment · Serving wraps
- KimchiAccompaniment · Optional banchan · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef tenderloin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Crushed Korean pear: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader Asian-pear record; Korean pear option retained
- Onion purée: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader onion record; puréed form
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Minced marinade garlic and serving whole cloves
- Minced ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chopped green onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Ordinary soy sauce establishes Soy; detailed product formula unknown
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full brown-sugar option selected, not rice-syrup blend
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Toasted sesame oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed
- Carrot slices: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lettuce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ssamjang: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named Korean dipping sauce; subformula unspecified
- Kimchi (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Example banchan pairing, not a specified subrecipe
Origins & food traditions
Korean beef barbecue; no modern national exclusivity asserted.
Countries
- Korea
- South KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Korean Cuisine
- Joseon Royal CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.