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Jeyuk Bokkeum (Korean Spicy Pork)

This Jeyuk Bokkeum recipe is sweet, spicy, and smoky with tender pork and simple ingredients. It’s a popular Korean dish that’s perfect with a bowl of rice.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g pork shoulder or pork belly thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 3 tbsp gochugaru
  • 0.5 tbsp MSG
  • 0.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp gochujang
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp corn syrup
  • 0.5 onion
  • 0.5 green onion
  • 3 chili peppers

Method
 

  1. Add the pork and oil to a cold pan and cook over high heat.
  2. Once the pork starts to sizzle, add the garlic, MSG, and gochugaru.
  3. Stir in the sugar and gochujang.
  4. Pour the soy sauce along the edge of the pan and let it caramelize slightly.
  5. Add the corn syrup and stir for 30 seconds.
  6. Add the onion, green onion, and hot peppers.
  7. Cook until the pork is fully cooked, then serve with rice.