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Instructions
This recipe may seem a little daunting at first but there are some shortcuts you can take. (see note 4)
Beef Marinade & Prep
Use pre-sliced beef to save time. If slicing your own beef, freeze the ribeye for 45-60 minutes until slightly firm before slicing against the grain. Freezing the beef for a short period of time firms up the meat, making it easier to slice thinly and evenly.
Add the ingredients to a food processor or blender to make the marinade puree:
½ Korean Pear (Peeled and Core Removed), ½ Onion Medium Sized (Quartered), 3 cloves Garlic , 1-2 slices Ginger (peeled)
Once fully blended, add the puree to your sliced beef along with the remaining marinade ingredients:
¼ cup Soy Sauce, 3 tablespoon Brown Sugar, 2 tablespoon Mirin, 1.5 tablespoon Sesame Oil, ⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper, ½ tablespoon Sesame Seeds (optional)
Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Boil water for the noodles, and slice veggies. Cut carrot into match sticks, slice bell pepper thinly, slice onions and cut green onions into 2" segments and set aside.
Cooking Veggies & Beef (See Note 4)
Notes: All veggies will require 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to cook and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt and ¼ teaspoon sesame oil to season. If using table salt use just a pinch since it is saltier than kosher salt. The mushrooms will require an additional ¼ teaspoon of soy sauce.
Heat your skillet to medium high and add cooking oil.
Cook mushrooms for 2 minutes and season with kosher salt and sesame oil, after another 2-3 minutes once cooked, add soy sauce and remove and set aside.
Add cooking oil and cook carrots for 2-3 minutes, and season with kosher salt and sesame oil, and remove and set aside.
Add cooking oil and cook bell peppers for 2 minutes, and season with kosher salt and sesame oil, and remove and set aside.
Add cooking oil and cook onions and green onions for 2-3 minutes, and kosher season with salt and sesame oil, and remove and set aside.
Add cooking oil and cook spinach until wilted, and season with kosher salt and sesame oil, and remove and set aside. (optional cut spinach with scissors into 1" bite size pieces)
Add the beef and cook on each side for about 2-4 minutes until cooked. Cook in batches and be careful not to over crowd the pan. Set aside.
Noodles
Combine the noodle sauce into a bowl
¼ cup Soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce, 1 ½ tablespoon Sesame Oil, ½ teaspoon Garlic (minced), ½ teaspoon White Sugar, ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt, ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
Cook sweet potato noodles according to packet directions (5-8min). The cook time can vary depending on brand. Drain, and rinse under cold water. Add noodles into the sauce bowl.
Add the cooked vegetables and beef on top of the noodles and mix well with tongs or hands.
Garnish with sesame seeds and enjoy!
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Notes
Note 1 : If you are using the thin sliced beef from the Asian market you can marinate for just 10 minutes. If the meat is thicker (Costco 3mm) I'd recommend at least 30 minutes to let the pears tenderize the meat, and even overnight for best results on thick cuts!Note 2 : Using Korean Pear will provide you with the MOST tender beef. If you can't find Korean pears, Asian pears, Apples and Pears will also workNote 3 : The cook time for the different noodle brands vary quite a bit, so read the directions before cooking to avoid over cooking. The bundle sizes also do vary a bit even in the same packaging. If you don't have a kitchen scale, the bundle should feel like as big as a big handful. Note 4 :Using pre sliced beef saves time when making the bulgogi beef, and this bulgogi beef can be eaten in so many ways. I have shared my bulgogi rice bowl recipe but there will be more coming! Cooking the veggies all in one pan also saves time. The traditional way is cooking each vegetable separately to prevent the flavors from melting together while cooking. I cooked the vegetables separately for the purpose of this recipe, but typically I combine all the veggies into the pan when cooking for my family.You can follow the order below giving each ingredient about a minute or 2 to cook before adding the next.