Korean BBQ Beef

For this recipe, you will need:
1 pounds sirloin, thinly sliced
5 scallions
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste

In a medium bowl add ginger and garlic paste, soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil and mix everything together well.

Slice your beef stead into thin strips. Cut off the white part of the scallions and theen cut them vertically into thin strips, then chop them across into medium pieces. Into a medium bowl, add your beef and onions and mix them.

Then pour in the sauce and mix everything together so the beef is covered well. Cover the bowl and let everything marinate for at least 3 hours

The best way to make bulgogi is to grill them but if you don't have a grill you can pan fry them. Heat a tablespoon of oil on a medium heat, then add your marinated meat and fry it until it turns rich brown color. You can serve it with a side of kimchi.

Jap Chae Korean Glass Noodles

Jap Chae Korean Glass Noodles
1/2 pound dried Korean sweet potato noodles (glass noodles)
2 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
1 tablespoon cooking oil
3/4 cup thinly sliced onions
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 stalks scallions, cut into 1″ lengths
1/2 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced (shitake, wood ear)
1/2 lb spinach, washed well and drained
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Fill a large pot with water and boil. When water is boiling, add the noodles and cook for 5 minutes. Immediately drain and rinse with cold water. Drain again and toss with only 1 tsp of the sesame oil. Use kitchen shears to cut noodles into shorter pieces, about 8 inches in length. Set aside.

In bowl, mix soy sauce & sugar together. Add the cooking oil in a wok or large saute pan on high heat and swirl to coat. When the cooking oil is hot but not smoking. Fry onions and carrots, until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the garlic, scallions and mushrooms, fry 30 seconds. Then add the spinach, soy sauce, sugar and the noodles. Fry 2-3 minutes until the noodles are cooked through. Turn off heat, toss with sesame seeds and the remaining 1 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.

*rehydrate your mushrooms if you are using dried