Name: Korean Kalbi Bowl with Spring Onion Salad
Yield: 1 person
Ingredients: Beef - 150 grams (use your favorite steak cut); Onion - 1/4 a whole; Soy sauce - 1.5 Tablespoons; Minced garlic - 1 Tablespoon; Sugar - 1 Tablespoon; Mirin - 1 Tablespoon (optional); Black pepper - few shakes; Spring Onion - 1 stalk (forearm length, use white and green portion); Gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes) - 1 teaspoon; Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon; Sugar - 1 teaspoon; Vinegar - 1 teaspoon; Sesame oil - 1/2 teaspoon

Kalbi Bowl. We will pan-fry some Kalbi and lay it over a bed of spicy-but-tangy spring onions. Looks appetizing no? Bookmark this recipe for a weekday dinner!

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When I used to take extended business trips in Europe, I enjoyed making Kalbi on the weekends. It was a good way to kick-back and connect with work colleagues. With the leftovers, I made simple weekday bowls like this. Makes a very satisfying dinner!

Korean Kalbi Bowl with Spring Onion Salad

Yield 1 person

A quick weeday dinner idea: Kalbi and Spring Onions over rice!

Ingredients

Kalbi Beef Strips

Beef - 150 grams (use your favorite steak cut)
Onion - 1/4 a whole
Soy sauce - 1.5 Tablespoons
Minced garlic - 1 Tablespoon
Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
Mirin - 1 Tablespoon (optional)
Black pepper - few shakes

Spring Onion Salad

Spring Onion - 1 stalk (forearm length, use white and green portion)
Gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes) - 1 teaspoon
Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Vinegar - 1 teaspoon
Sesame oil - 1/2 teaspoon

Instructions

Prep Korean Kalbi

Cut beef into thin strips. Best to slice the meat against the grain (reference video). Cut the onion into thin strips as well
Make the marinade: Mix soy sauce, minced garlic, sugar, mirin, and black pepper thoroughly.
Place meat strips into marinade. Let it soak for 15-30 minutes. (30 minutes is best, but 15 is ok if you are in a rush 🙂 )

Make Spring Onion Salad

Cut the spring onion stalk into finger-length pieces. Collect the white stalks - and split each piece down the middle. Stack each layer on top of each other. Then make very thin Julienne slices. Repeat for the green stalk pieces as well.
Fill a mixing bowl with very cold water. Put the spring onion slices in and let it soak for 15 minutes.
Now let make sauce: Mix gochugaru, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and sesame oil thoroughly together.
After 15 minutes, drain the spring onion slices and let them drip-off excess water. Then place them in a mixing bowl. Put the sauce in and mix thoroughly. Salad is ready!

Grill meat and make Bowl

Put frying pan on high heat. Put some oil in.
Once oil is hot, place meat pieces in. Then add onion slices.
Cook meat to your preference. Turn off heat. Set aside
Take out a bowl. Put some rice on the bottom. Add a layer of spring onion slices. Then add beef strips and onions on top. Enjoy!